ALTERING JERVOIS BRIDGE - Trolly Bus Preparations - News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) - 21 Jan 1937 (original) (raw)

Thu 21 Jan 1937 - News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954)
Page 6 - ALTERING JERVOIS BRIDGE

Jervois Bridge, one of Port Adelaide's

oldest landmarks, is being altered al

most beyond recognition, by a gang of

workmen, who are making extensive

alterations to the superstructure.

The reason is the proposed introduc

tion of trolly buses on the Largs and

Semaphore route. Until the control

tower and overhead girders of the

bridge are raised, the new buses will be

unable to clear the upper part of the

The control tower is now the only

section of the superstructure, apart from

railings, left standing. This will be lifted

bodily by the Harbors Board 60-ton

floating crane next week.

While the tower and turret are swing

ing in mid-air, big castings about 2 ft.

6 in. high will be bolted where the four

columns of the tower usually rest The

upright supports of the tower will then

be placed on these castings, thus in

creasing the height of the tower to the

Work on the bridge has delayed vehi

cular traffic using Jervois Bridge this

week. Long queues of vehicles have

been drawn up on each side of the

bridge while workmen dismantled, and

a mobile crane shifted, the heavy gir

ders and uprights on each side of the