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Main Outfall Sewer and bridge
Old Geelong Road, LAVERTON NORTH VIC 3026 - Property No 22

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1938 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1997
1938 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1997
1938 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1997
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Statement of Significance

Of State significance as one of the most visible components of the remarkable Melbourne sewerage scheme, most of which is out of sight, underground. The construction of the Outfall Sewer 1893, including this bridge over Kororoit Creek, was an outstanding technical achievement and one of the largest public works projects ever carried out in Australia up to that time. The grandiose character of the aqueduct reflects the importance of the scheme and the quality of the civil engineering work of the period.
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    • Physical Description 1

      Main Outfall Sewer and bridge - Physical Description 1

      Five-span, brick-arched, open aqueduct on brick piers, set on axe-cut coursed basalt foundations. The segmental arches feature radiating voisures of brick set against concrete? springing points. A string course with dentil frieze runs along the upper part. A parapet features small capped pilasters.

      Condition/Integrity

      Diusused but in good condition and intact.

      Physical Conditions

      Main Outfall Sewer and bridge - Physical Conditions

      Disused but in good condition and intact.

      Intactness

      Main Outfall Sewer and bridge - Intactness

      Substantially intact.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Main Outfall Sewer and bridge - Historical Australian Themes

      4 Building settlement, towns and cities
      4.2 Supplying urban services

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study

      Author: G. Vines
      Year: 2000
      Grading: State

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