Lismore railway underbridges

Item details


Name of item:	Lismore railway underbridges
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Bridge/ Viaduct
Location:	Lat: 28.8021376515313 Long: 153.27123086082
Primary address:	North Coast railway, Lismore, NSW 2480
Local govt. area:	Lismore
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Ngulingah

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	7	DP	1006036
LOT	2	DP	1006135
LOT	1	DP	914207
LOT	2	DP	914207
LOT	3	DP	915280
LOT	1	DP	916121
LOT	1	DP	916687
LOT	1	DP	917258

Boundary:

The listing boundary is the area around each of the bridges including supports, embankments, abutments and formation for a distance of 20 metres around each structure.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
North Coast railway	Lismore	Lismore			Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Country Rail Network - formr John Holland Australian Rail Track Corporation	State Government

Statement of significance:


	The Lismore bridges and viaducts are a fine set of bridges all in one location demonstrating the problems of building railways in this flood prone area dating from 1894.
	Date significance updated: 08 Jun 06
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Description


Physical description:	STRUCTURES underbridges - steel, 3 span truss between Lismore and North Lismore 836.8km, 1894 viaducts - 3 sets of timber viaducts over flood plain, 837.1 to 837.7km, 1x12,1x16, 1x17 spans, 1894

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		01044	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register

References, internet links & images

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5012077

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