Fitzgerald Bridge, Raymond Terrace

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox Bridge |bridge_name = Fitzgerald Bridge |image = Raymond Terrace Fitzgerald Bridge 02.jpg |caption = |carries = Seaham Road |crosses = [[Williams River (New South Wales)|Williams River]] |starts = [[Raymond Terrace]] |ends = [[Nelsons Plains]] |named_for = [[Ray Fitzgerald (politician)|Ray Fitzgerald]] |owner = [[Transport for NSW]] |design = |material = [[Prestressed concrete]] |length = 263 metres |width = |height = |number_spans = 5 |lanes = 2 |designer = [[Aurecon|MacDonald, Wagner & Priddle]] |builder = [[John Holland Group|John Holland]] |open = 16 October 1965 |closed = |replaces = Ferry service |coordinates = {{coord|-32.75369|151.74472|format=dms|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}} }}

The '''Fitzgerald Bridge''' is a [[prestressed concrete]] bridge that carries Seaham Road across the [[Williams River (New South Wales)|Williams River]] from [[Raymond Terrace]] to [[Nelsons Plains]] in [[New South Wales]], Australia.

==History== In 1962, the [[Department of Main Roads (New South Wales)|Department of Main Roads]] commissioned [[Aurecon|MacDonald, Wagner & Priddle]] to design a bridge to replace a ferry service that operated from [[Raymond Terrace]] to [[Nelsons Plains]], 40 metres upstream.<ref>Proposed Bridge over Williams River at Raymond Terrace ''[[Main Roads (periodical)|Main Roads]]'' June 1962 page 122</ref> Built by [[John Holland Group|John Holland]] and named after former [[Electoral district of Gloucester|Member for Gloucester]] [[Ray Fitzgerald (politician)|Ray Fitzgerald]], it opened on 16 October 1965.<ref>The Fitzgerald Bridge at Raymond Terrace ''Main Roads'' December 1965 pages 53-55</ref><ref>Progress with Road and Bridge Works [[Department of Main Roads (New South Wales)|Department of Main Roads]] Annual Report 30 June 1966 page 15</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Fitzgerald Bridge, Raymond Terrace}}

{{Road infrastructure in regional New South Wales|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Bridges completed in 1965]] [[Category:Concrete bridges in Australia]] [[Category:Road bridges in New South Wales]] [[Category:1965 establishments in Australia]]