Timber Bridge Project

Updated: January 2023

Over the past four years, works have been undertaken to Council’s ageing timber bridges to remove the imposition of load limits that would be required for some of these structures to ensure they did not fail before rectification works or total replacement could be carried out.

Council has been successful in obtaining some Federal Government and State Government Grant funding towards replacing existing structures and Council is continuing to seek further grant funding towards renewing the timber bridge infrastructure.

BRIDGE INFORMATION

Bridge No 67203

Unnamed Creek – Paddys Flat Road (North)

Works:  Temporary detour is now in place. Council has engaged a contractor to design / construct a concrete replacement structure and construction work is now underway for the foundations of the new bridge.

Current:  Speed limit and restricted width clearance of 3 metres in place

Bridge No 67161

Unnamed Creek – Paddys Flat Road South

Works:  Council has designed a replacement structure using large concrete box culverts.

The new concrete bridge has been constructed and final road approach works including guardrail installation will be completed in the first quarter or 2023.

Current: speed restriction signage

Bridge No 67202 – Load Limit – 10 t GVM, maximum axle load of 5 t

Kangaroo Creek – Paddys Flat Road (North)

Works: Grant funding has been approved for the bridge replacement under the Australian Federal Government Bridges Renewal Program Round 4. Council has engaged a contractor to design / construct a concrete replacement structure and work is being finalised on the road approaches to the new structure.

Current: Load limit and speed restriction signage in place. Pending completion of bridge replacement.

Detour:  Bruxner Highway to Clarence Way to Urbenville

Bridge No 62431

Washbrook Creek – Leeches Gully Road

Works:  Council has designed a replacement structure using large concrete box culverts.

Current: Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding to replace the bridge. The new concrete bridge has been constructed and final road approach works including guardrail installation will be complete in the first quarter of 2023.