Lamington Bridge, Mary River

This low level submersible bridge was opened to traffic on 30 October 1896, this is Australia’s first large reinforced concrete road bridge, replacing a higher bridge destroyed in the legendry 1893 floods.

Designed by A.B. Brady, and named after the Governor of Queensland (QLD), it has eleven 15.2 m spans and a total length of 187 m, larger than any known comparable bridge in the world at that time.

Brady was honoured by the Institution of Civil Engineers, London for its design. The bridge was widened in 1970. The Lamington Bridge is one of the world's first reinforced concrete girder bridges and was designed by a Queensland engineer A. B. Brady. It was widened in 1970 but the handrails are original.

It is a reinforced concrete structure of eleven 16.6 m spans. Rails spliced with fishplates provide continuous reinforcement.

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Engineering Heritage Recognition Program

Marker Type	Heritage Engineering Marker (HEM)
Award Date	26 October 1996
Heritage Significance
Nomination Document	Available here.
Ceremony Booklet Ceremony Report	Available here.
Plaque/Interpretation Panel Image	Available here.