This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

Upper Dee

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1743 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:Upper Dee
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Completed 1890s. According to a sign at one of the remaining Mount Morgan suspension bridges, "Upper Dee suspension bridge spanned from Byrnes Parade to River Street but was washed away during fierce flooding on 21 April 1928."

External Links:

  • Mount Morgan (link reported not working). Mentions that the bridge had already been "converted to a pile-supported bridge" by the time it was destroyed in 1928.

Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.

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