Bridge building, Murray Bridge |
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| Title : | Bridge building, Murray Bridge |
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| Date of creation : | 1874 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
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| Description : |
Construction of the bridge over the River Murray The first bridge to be built across the River Murray was at Murray Bridge in South Australia. Proposed as early as 1864 it was not built until 1879. Initially a road bridge only by 1886 it was also carrying the railway line to the Victorian border. A separate railway bridge was built adjacent in 1925. |
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| Coverage year : | 1874 |
| Place : | Murray Bridge |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands |
| Further reading : | Across the mighty Murray: Murray Bridge [Murray Bridge, S. Aust.]: Murray Bridge and District Historical Society, 1988 St. Clair-Johnson, C. Murray Bridge Kent Town, S. Aust.: Heritage Unit, Department for the Environment, [1980] Jones, H. W. Bridge centenary Adelaide: Highways Dept., 1979 |
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