Cooreei Bridge

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| image = Williams River NSW.JPG

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| caption = Cooreei Bridge over the Williams River

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| carries = Main Road

| crosses = Williams River

| locale = Dungog, New South Wales, Australia

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| owner = Transport for NSW

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| design = Dare truss

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| designer = W. J. Hanna

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| builder = W. Oakes

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| cost = A£1,995

| open = 1905

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| designation1 = New South Wales State Heritage Register

| designation1_offname = Cooreei Bridge over Williams River

| designation1_type = State heritage (built)

| designation1_date = 20 June 2000

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| designation1_number = 1465

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The Cooreei Bridge over Williams River is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Main Road across Williams River in Dungog, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by Transport for NSW. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.{{cite NSW SHR|5051367|Cooreei Bridge over Williams River|hr=01465|access-date=2 June 2018}}

History

The Dare truss road bridge was built in 1905. It replaced an 1873 bridge of the same name which had been condemned due to its dangerous condition. It was designed and constructed under the direction of Commissioner and Principal Engineer for Roads and Bridges W. J. Hanna with W. Oakes as the contractor. The cost of the bridge, the iron being provided by the Government, was A£1,995.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123437253 |title=LOCAL AND GENERAL ITEMS. |newspaper=The Maitland Daily Mercury |volume=7128 |issue=2846 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=23 February 1903 |access-date=5 July 2018 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137756347 |title=Opening of the New Bridge |newspaper=Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser |volume=VIII |issue=1506 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=18 August 1905 |access-date=5 July 2018 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite web | url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4300177 | title=Cooreei Bridge over Williams River | publisher=Office of Environment and Heritage | work=State Heritage Inventory | access-date=5 July 2018}}

Heritage listing

Cooreei Bridge over Williams River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.

References

= Bibliography =

{{cite web|author=Attraction Homepage|date=2007|title=Cooreei Bridge over Williams River|url=http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4300177}}
{{cite book|author=Eco Images.|date=2008|title=Cooreei Bridge over the Williams River at Dungog : archival photographic recording of heritage item}}