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The Algebuckina Bridge is a Victorian era railway bridge south-east of Oodnadatta, on the Central Australian Railway in South Australia, and opened in January 1892.〔Infornmation plaque at the bridge, pictured at http://letsgotravelaustralia.com/tag/algebuckina-bridge/〕 It is the longest bridge in South Australia.〔〔 Of lattice steel construction, it comprises 19 span each long.〔 It was strengthened in 1926 to allow it to carry heaver trains.〔 It was built by a team of around 350 men, working in extreme desert heat.〔 The grave of one of them, David Saunders, lies nearby. He died in January 1890 from “heart disease accelerated by heat apoplexy.”〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Algebuckina on the Oodnadatta Track )〕 The bridge crosses the floodplain of the Neales River,〔 which is prone to seasonal flooding, and replaced a surface-level railway which was frequently washed away.〔 After a severe flood in 1974, which almost reached the bridge decks, the line was closed in 1981 and a new route built 100 miles further west.〔 The bridge is on the Register of the National Estate〔 and the South Australian Heritage Register.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Algebuckina Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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