Moorabool River Road Bridge, Batesford, VIC, Australia
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blingg
S 38° 05.350 E 144° 16.666
55H E 261263 N 5780791
A five span arch bridge
Waymark Code: WM118DQ
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 09/06/2019
Views: 3
The bluestone bridge at Batesford, was built in 1859, is the third bridge to be built on that site. It crosses the Moorabool River in five segmentally arched spans. The bridge is amongst the earliest and longest stone arch road bridges in Victoria The spans of the bridge are unusual in not having a keystone at the centre of each arch. The bridge is little used now as a new bridge has been constructed alongside
Length of bridge: 70m
Height of bridge: 10m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: pedestrians . local motor vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Moorabool River
Date constructed: 1859
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Batesford Hotel service road
Location:
Batesford
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