 In October 1995, just short of its 100th birthday, the Hampden Bridge was closed to traffic when the nearby Wiradjuri Bridge opened, on a similar alignment.On 16 August 2006 the Hampden Bridge was closed to pedestrians indefinitely after the Wagga Wagga City Council found that the bridge deck had dropped after one of the trusses failed.A safety report by the Roads and Traffic Authority stated that the bridge could fall down any day due to it being in a state of disrepair.