Bethanga Bridge

Bethanga Bridge
Coordinates 36°05′25″S 147°03′32″E / 36.09019°S 147.05902°E / -36.09019; 147.05902Coordinates: 36°05′25″S 147°03′32″E / 36.09019°S 147.05902°E / -36.09019; 147.05902
Carries [B58] Riverina Highway
Crosses Lake Hume, Murray River
Locale Bellbridge, Victoria, Australia
Characteristics
Design Pratt truss
History
Opened 1930

The Bethanga Bridge is a steel truss bridge crossing Lake Hume, an artificial lake on the Murray River. The bridge crosses the border between the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, linking the Victorian towns of Bellbridge and Bethanga with the regional New South Wales city of Albury.

The bridge was built in 1930 and designed by Percy Allan using a Pratt truss.[1]

References

  1. "Mulwala Bridge over Murray River". Roads and Maritime Services (NSW). Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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