The Railway Bridge - Bathurst

The Railway Bridge in Bathurst was opened on the 4 April 1876.

The Bathurst station opened on 4 April 1876 when the Great Western Railway (now the Main Western line) was extended from Kelso. It was opened by the Governor of New South Wales, Hercules Robinson (1824-1897). The station building, goods shed, divisional engineer's office and station-master's residence were all completed in 1876. The station served as the terminus of the line until extended to Blayney on 1 November 1876.

The Railway Bridge is no longer in use today with barriers at both ends of the bridge to stop anyone from going onto the bridge. A new bridge has been built next to the old one with most of it covered in graffiti. The old Railway Bridge is your typical British lattice truss style. Only 12 of these types of bridges were built in New South Wales with some reports saying that Bathurst is the oldest of its type but I can not confirm this.

As always please leave a comment below if I have any information incorrect so I can amend it or if there are any key factors I have missed that I should add to this blog post.

Nadine Travels West.