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car park until 2016, when the carpark was partially redeveloped for a new office building. The control tower and supporting gantry were removed to the Council depot for restoration, with the intention of finally moving it to the
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The original bridge closed in August 1966 to make way for a new bridge. It was later demolished with the control tower and supporting gantry moved to Nile Street, where it remained as an entrance to the
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to the Harbours Board in December 1924. In 1937, the control tower and its support gantry were elevated to allow use by double-decker
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By 1924, it had ceased to be used by rail traffic, after the line had been diverted. Operation of the swing bridge passed from the
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site, close to its original location. The remnants of the original bridge received a Historic Engineering Marker from
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The new four-lane bridge was constructed on an alignment a short distance upstream, opening on 28 July 1969.
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Bridge connecting Port Adelaide to Ethelton over the Port River, South Australia
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Construction of the original 98 m (322 ft) Jervois Bridge from
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commenced in July 1875, using components manufactured in England by
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Govt building to return Port Adelaide to "former glory"
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Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
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in Australia, with mechanical equipment provided by
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Coordinates
34°50′46″S 138°29′48″E / 34.84623°S 138.49671°E / -34.84623; 138.49671
Port River
Lefevre Peninsula
Named for
William Jervois
Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Birkenhead Bridge
Outer Harbor railway line
lanes
Greater Adelaide
Port River
Port Adelaide
Ethelton
Westwood, Baillie
swing bridge
William Armstrong & Co
Newcastle upon Tyne
pedestrian
Governor of South Australia
William Jervois
South Australian Railways
AEC 661T
trolleybuses
Fishermen's Wharf Market
Hart's Mill
Engineers Australia
Engineering Heritage Recognition Program
Jervois Basin Ships' Graveyard
Outer Harbor railway line

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