Trestle Railway Bridge, Timboon, VIC, Australia
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S 38° 26.716 E 142° 57.579
54H E 671014 N 5742960
An old rail bridge now part of a railtrail, constructed of large diameter timber bush poles bolted together, with sawn timber superstructure. It is historically and architecturally significant to the state of Victoria.
Waymark Code: WMYG2J
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 06/12/2018
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The 200m long timber trestle bridge over Curdies Creek on the Camperdown-Timboon Railway Line at Curdies Siding was erected in 1892 and the line ceased operating in 1988. In 2010 the bridge was restored after 3 years and 4144 manhours of volunteer work costing $300.000 to become part of the Timboon to Cobden Rail Trail.
The Rail Bridge is historically significant in that it was erected to facilitate development of the Heytesbury area, and providing a line of communication with the coastal town at Port Campbell. The railway gave access to markets for local industries, including the creamery and butter factory.
This bridge is architecturally significant as a notable example of timber trestle bridge construction, which demonstrates a distinctive and presently rarely used construction method that utilised the best qualities of the native bush timbers. Constructed of local Heytesbury forest timber, the bridge illustrates vernacular bridge building traditions of the late nineteenth century, displaying a variety of two and four pile pier types. It is one of the few surviving railway structures of this type in Victoria.
Some info from Victorian Heritage Database, (
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