Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley
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Hampden Bridge is a heritage-listed single-span suspension bridge that carries Moss Vale Road (B73) across the Kangaroo River, in Kangaroo Valley, in the City of Shoalhaven local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Ernest de Burgh and built by Loveridge and Hudson. The property is owned by Transport for NSW. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 August 2019.[3]
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Coordinates | 34°43′40″S 150°31′16″E |
Carries | Moss Vale Road (B73) |
Crosses | Kangaroo River |
Locale | Kangaroo Valley, City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia |
Other name(s) | RTA Bridge No.875 |
Named for | Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden |
Owner | Transport for NSW |
Website | visitkangaroovalley |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Material | Steel cables |
Trough construction | Timber deck |
Pier construction | Crenellated sandstone turrets |
Total length | 77 metres (252 ft) |
Width | 5 metres (18 ft) |
No. of spans | 1 |
History | |
Architect | Ernest de Burgh |
Constructed by | Loveridge and Hudson |
Construction start | 1895 (1895) |
Construction cost | A£8,000[1] |
Opened | 19 May 1898; 126 years ago (1898-05-19) |
Inaugurated | by James Henry Young |
Replaces | 2-span timber truss bridge, 1879 |
Official name | Hampden Bridge |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Designated | 2 August 2019 |
Reference no. | 2024 |
Type | Road Bridge |
Category | Transport - Land |
Builders | Loveridge and Hudson |
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Opened on 19 May 1898, the bridge is named in honour of Lord Hampden, the Governor of New South Wales from 1895 to 1899.