What is Maribyrnong River Viaduct?
[[Image:Maribyrnong_River_Viaduct.jpg|thumb|West end of the bridge from below]] The '''Maribyrnong River Viaduct''' (also known as the '''Quarter Mile Bridge''') is a railway bridge across the [[Maribyrnong River]] in the western suburbs of [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It is near the [[E.J. Whitten Bridge]], and is almost 400 metres long (hence the quarter mile name). The Albion-Jacana railway line uses the bridge, which is mainly used for freight. It also carries the [[Melbourne]] to [[Sydney]] [[NSW TrainLink]] [[XPT (train)|XPT]]. It is the second highest bridge in Victoria, only behind the [[West Gate Bridge]] (58 metres). At a height of 180 feet (54.86 m) above the water, it is even higher than the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]] (52 metres). The bridge is 1257 feet (383.13 m) long<ref name=arhsb /> It was built in 1927–29 by the [[Victorian Railways]] Construction Branch, being the largest [[trestle]] bridge in Australia when completed in June, 1929.<ref name=arhsb>'''''Albion Viaduct on the Broadmeadows to Albion Line''''' Payne, Bruce [[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]], May, 2003 p186</ref> It is listed on the [[Victorian Heritage Register]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;4910 |title=Victorian Heritage Database |first= |last= |work=vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au |year=2012 |accessdate=25 March 2012}}</ref> and employed 200 people during construction, with one fatality. == References == {{reflist}} * [http://www.mvcc.vic.gov.au/Files/PB_2007_Gap_Heritage_Study_Vol_2.pdf City of Moonee Valley Gap Heritage Study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808062436/http://mvcc.vic.gov.au/Files/PB_2007_Gap_Heritage_Study_Vol_2.pdf |date=2008-08-08 }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/pdf/questions.pdf |title=The Railway Top 20! |work=History Victoria |publisher=www.historyvictoria.org.au |accessdate=2008-03-30 |archive-date=2008-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719030654/http://ww