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Algebuckina Bridge
 The Algebuckina Bridge is a Victorian era railway bridge in the Australian state of South Australia located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-east of the town of Oodnadatta in the locality of Allandale Station on the route of the now-closed Central Australia Railway.[1][2] It opened in January 1892.[3][4][5] It was the longest bridge in South Australia[3][5] until construction of the Seaford suburban rail line across the Onkaparinga River south of Adelaide in 2014.[6] The 1,927 feet (587 m)[2] bridge consists of 19 spans[2] of 100 feet (30 m) length and which are of lattice wrought iron construction,[2][3] sitting on cast iron cylindrical piers.[2] It was strengthened in 1926 to allow it to carry heavier trains.[5] It was built by a team of around 350 men, working in extreme desert heat.[3] Several graves are nearby, and one of them is for David Saunders, who died in January 1890 from “heart disease accelerated by heat apoplexy.”[3][7] The bridge crosses the floodplain of the Neales River,[5] which is prone to seasonal flooding, and replaced a surface-level railway which was frequently washed away.[3] 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.[3] The bridge was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate[2] on 28 September 1982 and listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register on 20 November 1986.[2][8] References
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