Moorabool River Road Bridge,Batesford, VIC, Australia
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S 38° 05.351 E 144° 16.667
55H E 261264 N 5780790
A five span arch stone bridge
Waymark Code: WM118DJ
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 09/06/2019
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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
Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Batesford, Vic
Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Midland Hwy
Water or other terrain spanned: Moorabool River
Architect/Builder: David Barry.
Construction Date: 1859
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