Mary MacKillop Bridge

The Mary MacKillop Bridge is a bascule bridge in Adelaide, Australia that carries the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line over the Port River.

Mary MacKillop Bridge
Mary MacKillop Bridge with Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge in the background in February 2010
Coordinates	34°50′18″S 138°30′25″E
Carries	Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line
Crosses	Port River
Locale	Lefevre Peninsula
Named for	Mary MacKillop
Owner	Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Followed by	Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Bascule
Total length	770 metres
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (56.5 in) 1,600 mm (63 in)
History
Constructed by	Abigroup
Opened	1 August 2008
Location

In July 2005, Abigroup was awarded a contract to build a railway bridge and the adjoining Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge to carry the Port River Expressway over the Port River.^[1] The bridge was built as part of a project to divert the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide line away from the Rosewater loop and bypass the suburban network.^[2]

It was opened on 1 August 2008 by Premier Mike Rann.^[3][4]