Ted Smout Bridge 10th Anniversary
The new 2.74km bridge is 35m east of the existing Houghton Highway and features three traffic lanes, a shared pedestrian/cycle path and an attached fishing platform. Construction of the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge was one of several major works carried out for the $315 million Houghton Highway Duplication Project. Other project works included:
- An upgrade of the existing Houghton Highway bridge and its approach roads
- Construction of new pedestrian/cycle pathways at both ends of the Houghton Highway
- Demolition the old Hornibrook Bridge which had deteriorated severely. The bridge’s heritage-listed entry portals were retained and part of its northern end was rebuilt as a recreational/fishing platform which extends approximately 100m into Hays Inlet.
HORNIBROOK HIGHWAY
Opened: 4 October 1935
Length: 2.684km
Width: 7.92m
Spans: 294
Cost £220 000
Material: ironbark and tallow wood
Height at channels 6.4m Pine River, 4.57m Hays Inlet
Built and financed by M R Hornibrook, M R Hornibrook Pty Limited & M R Hornibrook Limited
HOUGHTON HIGHWAY
Opened: 20 December 1979
Length 2.74km
Width 11.1m
Spans: 99
Cost: $8.4 million
Material: reinforced concrete
Height at channels 7.4m Pine River, 5.3m Hays Inlet 61m from Hornibrook Highway into Bramble Bay
Built for the State Government by Barclay Brothers
TED SMOUT BRIDGE
Opened: 11 July 2010
Length 2.74km
Width: [TBA]
Spans: 78
Cost: $315 million
Material: reinforced concrete
Built for the State Government by Hull-Albem joint venture
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