# Thornes Bridge

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Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

Thornes Bridge Coordinates 34°46′53″S 149°42′22″E / 34.78143°S 149.70616°E / -34.78143; 149.70616 Carries Braidwood Road Crosses Mulwaree River Locale Goulburn–Brisbane Grove boundary, New South Wales, Australia Characteristics Design Allan truss Material Wood Total length 100.8 m (330.7 ft) Width 5.5 m (18.0 ft) Longest span 27.4 m (89.9 ft) No. of spans 9 History Designer Percy Allan Opened 1920 Closed 2002 Location Interactive map of Thornes Bridge

The **Thornes Bridge** was a timber [Allan truss](/source/Allan_truss)-type bridge that spanned the [Mulwaree River](/source/Mulwaree_River) between [Goulburn](/source/Goulburn) and [Brisbane Grove](/source/Brisbane_Grove) in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia. It was a rare example of a bridge of this type built after [World War I](/source/World_War_I). It was built in 1920 by J.J. McPhillips, and was designed by [Percy Allan](/source/Percy_Allan).

## Description

Thornes Bridge was a timber Allan truss bridge, 100.8 m (330.7 ft) in length. The main span of the bridge was 27.4 m (89.9 ft) long.[1]

Due to its significance to the region, the original bridge had been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.[2]

The bridge is no longer in use, having been superseded in 2002. It was progressively dismantled in 2013.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RMSheritage_1-0)** ["Thornes Bridge over Mulwaree River"](http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4300163). *Heritage and Conservation Register*. [Roads & Maritime Services](/source/Roads_%26_Maritime_Services). 2009 [1999]. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NSWheritage_2-0)** ["Thornes Bridge Over Mulwaree River"](http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4300163). *State Heritage Register*. [Office of Environment & Heritage](/source/Office_of_Environment_%26_Heritage). 2009 [1999]. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RMSremoval_3-0)** ["Removal of original Thornes Bridge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230321/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/south_eastern_region/thornes_bridge/index.html). Roads & Maritime Services. 11 July 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/south_eastern_region/thornes_bridge/index.html) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

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