# Macleay Valley Bridge

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Bridge over the Macleay River, New South Wales

Macleay Valley Bridge Yapang gurraarrbang gayanddugayigu Coordinates 31°02′26″S 152°53′17″E / 31.040519029158492°S 152.88793445321983°E / -31.040519029158492; 152.88793445321983 Carries Pacific Highway Motor vehicles only Crosses Macleay River Locale Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia Other names Macleay River Bridge Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge Owner Transport for NSW Characteristics Design Girder bridge Material Concrete Total length 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) Width 21.6 metres (71 ft) Longest span 34 metres (112 ft) No. of spans 94 No. of lanes 4; divided highway History Contracted lead designer Arup Group Constructed by Abigroup Construction start July 2010 (2010-07) Construction end February 2012 (2012-02) Construction cost A$185 million[1] Inaugurated 27 March 2013 (2013-03-27) by Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Location Interactive map of Macleay Valley Bridge References [2][3]

The **Macleay Valley Bridge** is a [road bridge](/source/Road_bridge) over the [Macleay River](/source/Macleay_River) and its [floodplain](/source/Floodplain) near the settlement of [Frederickton, New South Wales](/source/Frederickton%2C_New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia). The bridge is part of the [Pacific Highway](/source/Pacific_Highway_(Australia)) (A1) new alignment which bypasses [Kempsey](/source/Kempsey%2C_New_South_Wales) and Frederickton. At the time of its official opening in 2013, the bridge was the longest road bridge in Australia.[3][4]

## Description

The bridge is constructed of 941 concrete beams supported by 93 piers. Installation of all support beams was completed in October 2012. On 24 February 2013 the bridge was opened to visitors for a preview walk, and then to traffic on 27 March 2013 following an official opening by [Anthony Albanese](/source/Anthony_Albanese) [MP](/source/Member_of_parliament#Australia), the [Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development](/source/Minister_for_Infrastructure%2C_Transport_and_Regional_Development#List_of_ministers_for_infrastructure,_transport_and_regional_development).[5]

The 3.2-kilometre-long (2.0 mi) bridge carries four lanes of traffic, part of a 14.5-kilometre (9 mi) stretch of [divided highway](/source/Motorway); two lanes in each direction, each lane 3.5 metres (11 ft) wide.

The bridge was constructed by [Abigroup](/source/Abigroup) as part of the A$618 million Kempsey Bypass project funded by the [Australian Government](/source/Government_of_Australia) from the Building Australia Fund;[6] within this budget, the bridge itself cost $185 million.[1]

## Bridge name

Following completion of the bridge, [Roads & Maritime Services](/source/Roads_%26_Maritime_Services) invited the local community to suggest a name for the new bridge. The names **Macleay River Bridge** or the **Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge** were to be selected if there was no clear preference. Approximately 70 names were suggested which recognised the history of the area, local people, and the community.[7]

In February 2013 the [indigenous](/source/Indigenous_Australians) [Dangghati people](/source/Djangadi) requested to name the bridge in the local [Dhanggati language](/source/Dhanggati_language) *Yapang gurraarrbang gayandugayigu*, translated to English to mean a *very long track to the other side*. The group's submission received the support of the Macleay Coast Tourism Association and the [Slim Dusty](/source/Slim_Dusty) Centre.[8][9]

The bridge was officially named the *Macleay Valley Bridge* on 1 December 2015; it has also been given the secondary name of *Yapang gurraarrbang gayanddugayigu* (or long track to the other side) underneath the main name.[10]

## See also

- [Transport portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Transport)
- [Engineering portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Engineering)
- [Australian roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australian_roads)
- [New South Wales portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_South_Wales)

- [List of longest bridges](/source/List_of_longest_bridges)

- [List of bridges in Australia](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Australia)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ANCR_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ANCR_1-1) [*NSW PROJECT FEATURE: MACLEAY RIVER & FLOODPLAIN BRIDGE*](http://ancr.com.au/macleay_river_&_floodplain_bridge.pdf) (PDF), Australian National Construction Review

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Design and construction planning of the Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge"](http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=1138118). *Transportation Research Board*. National Academy of Sciences. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160112205008/http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=1138118) from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ARUP_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ARUP_3-1) ["Australia's longest bridge crosses the Macleay River in Northern NSW"](https://www.arup.com/projects/macleay-river-and-floodplain-bridge). *Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge, Kempsey, NSW*. [Arup Group](/source/Arup_Group). March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Media_Monitors_4-0)** ["Mid-year start for project to complete Kempsey Bypass"](http://media.mediamonitors.com.au/ArticlePresenter.aspx?GUID=d22baf2f-6448-4c24-99aa-6240777bfc31&ArticleID=96150313&output=pdfsearchable). Media Monitors. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["A chance to walk Australia's longest bridge"](http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/publics-chance-walk-australias-longest-road-bridge/1750965/). *Coffs Coast Advocate*. 12 February 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130215051609/http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/publics-chance-walk-australias-longest-road-bridge/1750965/) from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Australia's Longest Bridge Marks Pacific Highway Progress"](http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/pac_hwy/port_macquarie_coffs_harbour/kempsey_bypass/documents/kb_aus_longest_bridge_marks_pacific_highway_progress.pdf) (PDF). RTA. 17 February 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110316061645/http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/pac_hwy/port_macquarie_coffs_harbour/kempsey_bypass/documents/kb_aus_longest_bridge_marks_pacific_highway_progress.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Connaugton, Todd (2 July 2013). ["Bypass bridge naming delay"](http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/1610462/bypass-bridge-naming-delay/). *The Macleay Argus*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141222060044/http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/1610462/bypass-bridge-naming-delay/) from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Klein, Thom (1 February 2013). ["Aboriginal painting supports bridge name"](http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/1273061/aboriginal-painting-supports-bridge-name/). *Macleay Argus*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141222060822/http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/1273061/aboriginal-painting-supports-bridge-name/) from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Wait continues for naming of Australia's longest bridge"](http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/1993902/wait-continues-for-naming-of-australias-longest-bridge/). *The Macleay Argus*. 27 December 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141222060006/http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/1993902/wait-continues-for-naming-of-australias-longest-bridge/) from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Connaughton, Todd (1 December 2015). ["It's the Macleay Valley Bridge (and the 'yapang gurraarrbang gayandugayigu')"](http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/3529782/its-the-macleay-valley-bridge-and-the-yapang-gurraarrbang-gayandugayigu/). *Macleay Argus*. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

## External links

- [Kempsey Upgrade at RTA website](http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/pac_hwy/port_macquarie_coffs_harbour/kempsey_bypass/index.html)

- [Kempsey Upgrade Map](http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/pac_hwy/port_macquarie_coffs_harbour/fredrickton/documents/information_and_displays/kempsey_bypass_map.pdf)

- ["Bridge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110926131010/http://www.abigroup.com.au/ProjectDetail.aspx?PageID=79&ProjectID=202). Abigroup website. Archived from [the original](http://www.abigroup.com.au/ProjectDetail.aspx?PageID=79&ProjectID=202) on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.

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