Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River, Railway bridge in Nambour, Australia

The Tramway Lift Bridge is a railway bridge that crosses the Maroochy River and features two timber towers connected to a manual lifting mechanism. The structure could be raised vertically to allow river traffic to pass underneath, and was reinforced with concrete-covered support piers.

It was built in 1921 as part of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill operations to connect the mill with surrounding cane plantations via an extensive tramway network. This connection was essential for moving harvested cane efficiently to the processing facility.

The lift span was operated by hand using a chain harness, cables and pulleys on the timber towers, balanced by concrete counterweights. A small section of the bridge was removed in 2019 and placed in the Nambour Museum, so a fragment survives there after the 2022 floods washed the structure away.

The bridge no longer exists: floodwaters in 2022 washed away the structure and it was removed from the site, so there is nothing left to cross or inspect at Store Road. A small section salvaged in 2019 is held at the Nambour Museum, which is the place to see a surviving piece of the lift span.

In 2019 a small section of the bridge was removed and placed in the Nambour Museum, so a fragment survives after the 2022 floods washed away the structure. The bridge was hand-operated, with a lift span raised by chain harness, cables and pulleys on timber towers, balanced by concrete counterweights.