# Mary MacKillop Bridge

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Bridge in Lefevre Peninsula

Mary MacKillop Bridge Mary MacKillop Bridge with Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge in the background in February 2010 Coordinates 34°50′18″S 138°30′25″E / 34.838283°S 138.506806°E / -34.838283; 138.506806 Carries Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line Crosses Port River Locale Lefevre Peninsula Named for Mary MacKillop Owner Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure Followed by Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge Characteristics Design Bascule Total length 770 metres Rail characteristics No. of tracks 1 Track gauge 1,435 mm (56.5 in) 1,600 mm (63 in) History Constructed by Abigroup Opened 1 August 2008 Location Interactive map of Mary MacKillop Bridge

The **Mary MacKillop Bridge** is a [bascule bridge](/source/Bascule_bridge) in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), Australia that carries the [Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line](/source/Dry_Creek-Port_Adelaide_railway_line) over the [Port River](/source/Port_River).

In July 2005, [Abigroup](/source/Abigroup) was awarded a contract to build a railway bridge and the adjoining [Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge](/source/Tom_'Diver'_Derrick_Bridge) to carry the [Port River Expressway](/source/Port_River_Expressway) over the Port River.[1] The bridge was built as part of a project to divert the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide line away from the [Rosewater](/source/Rosewater_railway_station) loop and bypass the [suburban network](/source/Outer_Harbor_and_Port_Dock_lines).[2]

It was opened on 1 August 2008 by [Premier](/source/Premier_of_South_Australia) [Mike Rann](/source/Mike_Rann).[3][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Complex bridge project in Adelaide awarded to Abigroup](https://web.archive.org/web/20051220071340/http://www.abigroup.com.au/docs/MediaReleaseComplexBridgeProjectinAdelaideJul05_2.pdf) Abigroup 12 July 2005

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Port River Bridge Opens *[Catch Point](/source/Catch_Point_(periodical))* issue 186 July 2008 pages 8-11

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Official opening for new Port bridges](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-01/official-opening-for-new-port-bridges/460074) *[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia))* 1 August 2008

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Traffic flows faster after bridge opening](https://web.archive.org/web/20150329081649/https://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/34665/New_CONNECTIONS.pdf) *New Connections* issue 2 October 2008 page 7 [Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure](/source/Department_of_Planning%2C_Transport_%26_Infrastructure)

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