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Report on stability of Murray Bridge
Title : Report on stability of Murray Bridge Report on stability of Murray Bridge
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Creator : South Australia. Parliament
Source : Parliamentary papers, South Australia no. 195, 1882
Place Of Creation : Adelaide
Publisher : Govt Printer
Date of creation : 1858-
Additional Creator : South Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. South Australia. Parliament. House of Assembly.
Format : Magazine
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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The engineer H C Mais reports on the tests carried out on the Murray Bridge to test its strength and stability. Local residents had reported that the bridge appeared to be sinking. The engineer had full confidence in the bridge's bearing capacity. He further reports on the feasibility of a bridge at Wellington.

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Mais, Henry C. (Henry Coathupe), 1827-1916

Coverage year : 1882
Place : Murray Bridge
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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