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Myrniong Road Bridge (Main Road - Old Western Highway)
Main Street (Old Western Highway) MYRNIONG, MOORABOOL SHIRE

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Main Street BALLAN, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Main Street BALLAN, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance

A former reinforced concrete road bridge over the Myrniong Creek erected by the Country Roads Board in 1928, with sandstone abutments possibly deriving from the earlier 1860s timber bridge . It is oflocal historical significance as influential on development in Myrniong and a changing pattern ofusage . It is also oflocal architectural significance as an intact surviving example of a 1920s reinforced concrete CRB road bridge.

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    • Physical Description 1

      Myrniong Road Bridge (Main Road - Old Western Highway) - Physical Description 1

      This bridge spans across Myrniong Creek at the western end Of the town on a slightly skewed angle to the main road. The structure comprises an in-situ reinforced concrete deck supported by steel beams standing on earlier bluestone piers. The decking is rypical of Country Road Board structures of the period. The visible feature is the concrete hand railing with recessed panels on the end posts, one bearing the metal plaque with the inscription "CRB 1928". Two triangular concrete rails run between these posts with a concrete kerb at the road edge. The former bridge's sandstone random rubble abutments survive as a base for the present concrete abutments on the south side (barely visible). There is also a "4lM" (41 miles to Melbourne) mile post on the south-west side.

      The bluestone abutments have angled wing walls, drainage holes and a concrete band, three courses from the top , possibly part of the earlier deck arrangements, such as the springing of a timber arch or braces for the decking.

      A modem reinforced concrete bridge has been built immediately upstream from the old bridge on a more direct alignment and abuts the older structure.

      Intactness

      Myrniong Road Bridge (Main Road - Old Western Highway) - Intactness

      Excellent.

      Physical Conditions

      Myrniong Road Bridge (Main Road - Old Western Highway) - Physical Conditions

      Excellent.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Myrniong Road Bridge (Main Road - Old Western Highway) - Historical Australian Themes

      Transport

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Moorabool - Bacchus Marsh Heritage Study 1995

      Author: Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice
      Year: 1995
      Grading:

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