Re: [SA] Renmark

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:28:11 GMT, John Dennis <jdennis@acslink.net.au>
> wrote:
> 
> >In article <3A337F38.3184@ozemail.com.au>,
> >  Doug <dougea@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >> Remark had a railway oddity. A combined road/rail bridge across the
> >> Murray River. The bridge is still used for road traffic and the
> >> railway leadup to the bridge is now a cycleway.
> >
> >An oddity maybe, but certainly not unique.  Without any reference
> >material at hand, I would suggest that there were combined rail/road
> >bridges at Renmark, Echuca and Tocumwal (probably Robinvale too -
> >can't remember).  There are rail-only bridges at Murray Bridge,
> >Yarrawonga and Albury/Wodonga, so the score (on Murray River bridges) is
> >about even.
> >
> >JD
> >--
> >John Dennis
> >Home of the Dutton Bay Tramway
> >http://members.optushome.com.au/duttonbay
> >
> The Renmark bridge was unique,in the sense that although it was a road
> / rail bridge ,the rail line in the middle of the bridge was not part
> of the road , ie motorists couldnt drive along the railway tracks as
> they can on most of the other rail road bridges..
> Essentially the road was divided into two parts a left hand lane and a
> right hand lane with the rail track in the middle of the two road
> lanes with fencing between them .
> The rail line crossed the road lane at each end of the bridge where
> there were flashing lights.
> In theory it would have been possible for cars to be on the bridge
> whilst a train was going over it.
> Pretty sure there were none others like it.
> 
> MD

Sounds like the bridge over the Parramatta River delta between Wynyard and
Milsons Point on the east coast of NSW.