Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge

Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge is a railway crossing over a gorge on the Mungar-Monto Line built with five concrete arches, two steel spans, and six concrete piers. The structure uses timber longitudinals paired with concrete supports, mixing materials in a way typical of Australian railway construction from that era.

Chief Engineer William Pagan designed this bridge in 1906 to connect regional areas inland. The project reused materials from another major bridge project to keep costs down.

The bridge reflects how early railway engineers tackled steep gorges and found practical answers to build in remote areas. These building methods became standard for other rural railway projects across Queensland.

The bridge is visible mainly from the railway line and accessible with permission from the nearby station. Keep in mind that this is an active railway area with safety rules that visitors must follow.

This is the longest bridge of its specific truss type in all of Queensland and remains the only known example of this design in Australia. The fishbelly truss design shows an engineering approach that was rarely used and survives mainly through this single structure.