Quartermile Railway Trestle Bridge

Sterling Drive, KEILOR EAST VIC 3033 - Property No 20

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2010 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1998

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Quartermile Railway Trestle Bridge - Physical Description 1

    Lattice girder and trestle bridge of steel across the Maribyrnong River. The trestles stand on concrete bases stepped up the valley floor and sides. Four main verticals form the trestles, braced with a series of diagonal and horizontal angle iron. The vertical members are splayed inwards in section but are vertical in plan. The deck is carried on a pair of Riveted "H" section beams while details such as the cross braced hand rails and safety bays (for workers to stand when trains pass) provide some relief to the otherwise monumental scale. This is the largest structure of its kind in the state and with the exception of the North Shore Bridge, the tallest viaduct in Australia at 179 ft. high and 1240 ft. long. The bridge weighs 1650 tons and is the same length as the Moorabool Viaduct. It stands in considerable isolation in a generally undeveloped part of the Maribyrnong Valley. The twin Maribyrnong bridges of the Western Ring Road cross the river just upstream and provide a vantage point for viewing the bridge.

    Condition/Integrity

    The bridge is in good condition and appears original. The only alterations appear to be minor changes to the hand rails.

    Physical Conditions

    Quartermile Railway Trestle Bridge - Physical Conditions

    The bridge is in good condition and appears original. The only alterations appear to be minor changes to the hand rails.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Quartermile Railway Trestle Bridge - Historical Australian Themes

    3 Developing local, regional and national economies
    3.8 Moving goods and people

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study

    Author: G. Vines
    Year: 2000
    Grading: State

    Brimbank - Melbourne Western Region Industrial Heritage Study

    Author: G. Vines & A. Ward
    Year: 1989
    Grading:

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