Monier Arch Bridge - Fyansford, Vic , Australia.
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S 38° 08.516 E 144° 18.526
55H E 264152 N 5775014
The first reinforced concrete bridge opened in Victoria
Waymark Code: WMWJBB
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 09/11/2017
Views: 12
The old road bridge over the Moorabool River at Fyansford was constructed in 1899 and consists of three arches of reinforced concrete, was the first such bridge in Victoria to be used.
The Fyansford Bridge designed and built by Melbourne engineers, Monash & Anderson is technologically significant as an example of the revolutionary concrete construction developed in Europe in the late nineteenth century and known as the "Monier" principle.
The former road bridge over the Moorabool River, is now bypassed by a later bridge carrying the Hamilton Highway just a short distance to the south
Location:
over the Moorabool river
Fyansford
Type of structure/site: Bridge
Date of Construction: 1899
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Monash & Anderson
Engineering Organization Listing: Engineers Australia
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: Not listed
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