Ross Bridge
Ross Bridge is an historic bridge in the town of Ross in central Tasmania, Australia, completed in July 1836. It crosses the Macquarie River. The sandstone bridge was constructed by convict labour, and is the third oldest bridge still in use in Australia.Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ross Uniting Church and Ross Female Factory.
Ross Female Factory
Museum
The Ross Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in the village of Ross, in the midlands region of Tasmania. Ross Female Factory is situated 440 metres southeast of Ross Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ross.
Ross
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ross is a small historic town in the centre of the Tasmanian Midlands, 120 km north of Hobart and 80 km south of Launceston. Ross was first settled in 1821 as a garrison town for soldiers, as a coaching stop on the Midlands Highway and as a market town.
Ross Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: stone deck arch bridge in Tasmania, Australia
- Categories: deck arch bridge and transportation
- Location: Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.03074° or 42° 1′ 51″ southLongitude
147.48975° or 147° 29′ 23″ eastElevation
181 metres (594 feet)Open location code
4R99XF9Q+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 555038455OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Russian—“Ross Bridge” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Ponte di Ross”
- Russian: “Росс-Бридж”
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