Mandagery Creek Bridge replacement

Inside our Commemorative Community Update: history of the Mandagery Creek crossing, building the new bridge, how we reduced project impacts and photos from the completion community event.

View the Commemorative Community Update (PDF, 1.5 MB).

Manildra residents have celebrated the completion of the once-in-a-generation Mandagery Creek Bridge replacement project at a special community event which saw the unveiling of a heritage interpretation area to commemorate the history of the bridge. 

The NSW Government provided $12 million to construct the new bridge, which includes a pedestrian footpath, wider lanes and a higher mass limit to boost transport efficiency throughout western NSW.

View the media release for more information.

The former Mandagery Creek Bridge was built in 1930 and was in poor condition with extensive carbonation, low concrete strength and structural cracking, and its narrow lanes did not meet modern design standards.

An innovative ‘half-half’ construction method was used to replace Mandagery Creek Bridge on its original alignment which involved partially demolishing and then constructing the upstream half of the bridge, before repeating the process for the downstream half.

This methodology allowed the project team to minimise traffic disruption by allowing continuous single lane traffic flow across Mandagery Creek during the bridge’s 21 months of construction, except for four essential weekend bridge closures.

The new bridge was opened to two-way traffic on the evening of Sunday 16 June 2024, with final reinstatement of the site completed in July 2024.

Manildra now has a stronger, wider bridge that meets current design standards and will improve safety for motorists and pedestrians for generations to come.

The bridge is an important link for road users travelling on the Henry Parkes Way between Orange and Parkes and for the Manildra community as it links local residents with the town centre.

• Longer lasting, stronger bridge with a smoother ride
• Improved road user safety through wider travel lanes and improved road approaches
• Reduced ongoing maintenance costs
• Pedestrian footpath to improve pedestrian access
• New bridge capable of taking Higher Mass Limit (HML) loading

• July 2023 frequently asked questions (PDF, 814.09 KB)
• October 2020 frequently asked questions

• August 2024 commemorative community update (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  
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• July 2024 community invitation (PDF, 429.08 KB)
  
  Join us for the new Mandagery Creek Bridge Community Day on Sunday 21 July 2024
• June 2024 notification letter (PDF, 1.14 MB)
  
  Fourth Mandagery Creek Bridge weekend closure
• May 2024 community update (PDF, 159.5 KB)
  
  Mandagery Creek Bridge replacement community update
• January 2024 notification letter (PDF, 1.15 MB)
  
  Third Mandagery Creek Bridge weekend closure
• September 2023 notification letter (PDF, 1.04 MB)
  
  Second Mandagery Creek Bridge weekend closure
• August 2023 notification letter (PDF, 1.02 MB)
  
  First Mandagery Creek Bridge weekend closure
• July 2023 community update (PDF, 661.06 KB)

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• September 2022 community update

  Mandagery Creek Bridge replacement

• September 2020 community update

  Mandagery Creek Bridge replacement

• September 2020 Review of Environmental Factors

• 22 July 2024
  
  History commemorated at newest Mandagery Creek crossing
• 17 June 2024
  
  New Mandagery Creek bridge now open to two-way traffic
• 12 January 2023
  
  Girder installation marks a major milestone for new Mandagery Creek bridge
• 8 September 2023
  
  Major Milestone for Mandagery Creek Bridge project
• 2 August 2023
  
  Motorists urged to plan ahead for Mandagery Creek Bridge weekend closures