Nowa Nowa Bridges, Victoria
S 37° 43.834 E 148° 05.620
55H E 596372 N 5823515
This sign is near the footbridge of the Rail Trail at Nowa Nowa.
Waymark Code: WMWRKJ
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 10/07/2017
Views: 1
The Historical Information Sign reads:
"Nowa Nowa Bridges
"Bridges have always been of great importance in Nowa Nowa. Both road and rail bridges have been essential for the transport of goods and produce in and out of the town and neighbouring communities. Nearby forests supplied the massive timbers needed for posts, piles and beams for bridges and railways.
[Photo of Rail Trestle Bridge] "The trestle bridge over Stoney Creek is one of the longest bridges of its type 276 metres long and 19 metres high, it has 28 spans with three decks. The bridge was constructed of mainly local Ironbark and Greybox timbers.
[Photo, Boggy Creek Bridge construction] "Construction of the railway bridge over Boggy Creek began on 11 January 1912. Horses, ploughs, skips, picks, shovels and explosives were used in the mammoth building task.
[Photo Boggy Creek trestle/road bridge] "The road bridge crosses Boggy Creek. The old Boggy Creek highway bridge was replaced when the road was re-aligned in 1965."
[A view of the old highway bridge taken from the railway bridge in 1914] [A project by the Nowa Nowa community and East Gippsland Shire Council]
Visited: 1030, Friday, 13 May, 2016
Age/Event Date: 1912, 1914
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Photos
Historic Resources.:
East Gippsland Shire Council
Related Website: Not listed
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