The RTA is constantly under pressure to replace or significantly upgrade many of the remaining timber bridges on NSW roads. Many of these bridges, especially those employing truss designs, are of heritage significance. Several have recently been listed on the State Heritage Register.
Most of the remaining timber road bridges in NSW are nearing the end of their service lives, so decisions need to be made about how best to manage them, with due consideration both of their heritage significance and of current and future transport needs.
The timber bridge management strategy summarised in this document provides clear direction for the management of all of the RTA's timber bridges, taking account of all the competing factors affecting their future, especially heritage, safety and access issues.
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