The Forgan Bridge is a road bridge over the Pioneer River in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Forgan Bridge | |
|---|---|
 New bridge finished construction, April 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 21°08′15″S 149°11′17″E / 21.1376°S 149.188°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Pioneer River |
| Locale | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Preceded by | Sydney Street Bridge (-1938), Forgan Bridge (1938–2011) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pre-Cast Beam Superstructure |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 485 metres (1,591 ft) |
| Width | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | GHD |
| Constructed by | Golding Contractors[1] |
| Construction start | May 2008 |
| Opened | 14 August 2011 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | (30,000 vehicles per day) |
| Location | |
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The construction of the duplication and replacement of the old Forgan Bridge commenced in May 2008 and was completed in August 2011.[2]
History
editThe original Forgan Bridge was opened on 30 March 1938 by Mrs Forgan Smith, wife of the Queensland Premier William Forgan Smith,[3] as a replacement for the earlier Sydney Street Bridge.[4] The bridge was named in memory of Mary Forgan, the mother of former Queensland premier William Forgan Smith.[4]
The construction of a new 485-metre (1,591 ft) long, 4-lane bridge commenced in May 2008. The A$148 million Forgan Bridge Replacement and Duplication Project included replacement of two bridges; the Forgan Bridge and the Barnes Creek Bridge, and widening of Barnes Creek Road. The existing two-lane bridges and road were replaced with new four-lane bridges and road. The project was delivered in two stages; stage 1 included construction of new two-lane bridges and stage 2 included demolition of the existing bridges and construction of new two-lane bridges in their place.The new bridge was opened on 14 August 2011 by Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace, local member of parliament Tim Mulherin, and Mackay mayor Col Meng.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Forgan Bridge Replacement". Golding Contractors. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b Bastable, Kate (2011). "New bridge opens with big party". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Mackay Timeline". Mackay Historical Society. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Forgan Bridge commemorates city pioneers" (PDF). Tim Mulherin, M.P. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2010.