{{Infobox Bridge |bridge_name = |image = Victoria Bridge in Launceston March 2015.jpg |caption = Victoria Bridge in March 2015 |carries = Tamar Street |crosses = [[North Esk River]] |locale = [[Launceston, Tasmania]] |owner = [[Department of State Growth]] |preceded = |followed = |design = |mainspan = |length = |width = |height = |load = |clearance = |lanes = 4 |builder = Public Works Department |open = 31 July 1966 |closed = |coordinates = {{coord|-41.4308|147.1391|type:landmark_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}} }}
The '''Victoria Bridge''' in [[Launceston, Tasmania]], Australia carries Tamar Street across the [[North Esk River]].
Also known as the Tamar Street Bridge, the original 500 feet [[timber bridge]] opened on 10 January 1899.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232590712 Launceston] ''[[Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette]]'' 31 March 1899 page 3</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180310234112/https://glasgowengineering.com.au/history/the-victoria-bridge The Victoria Bridge] Glasgow Engineering</ref> With the ironwork and bridge piling deteriorating, it closed on 27 September 1965. A replacement [[concrete bridge]] was built by the Public Works Department, opening on 31 July 1966.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cooper|first=Ian|title=Trolley Buses of Tasmania|date=1979|publisher=Australian Electric Traction Association|location=Sydney|isbn=0 909459 05 3|page=67}}</ref>
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{{Launceston landmarks}} {{Road infrastructure in Tasmania}}
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