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BROKEN RIVER BRIDGE
OVER BROKEN RIVER, BRIDGE STREET BENALLA, BENALLA RURAL CITY

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BRIDGE SOHE 2008
BRIDGE SOHE 2008
BRIDGE SOHE 2008
1 bridge broken river benalla side view 1989
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Statement of Significance

The concrete girder bridge over Broken River, Benalla was designed by John (later Sir John) Monash, with assistance from shire engineer, Samuel Jeffrey, and built in 1909-10 by the Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Company. The bridge was widened in 1939-40 to plans prepared by Allan Ozanne of the Country Roads Board, assisted by the shire engineer, Les Fawkner.

The Broken River Bridge, a rare early example of concrete girder bridge design, demonstrates technical accomplishment in the use of reinforced concrete girder bridges, such as the bridge over the Loddon River, Laanecoorie (still extant), the Benalla bridge was influential in the development of the technology of girder construction which was to come into general acceptance from 1915 onwards.

The bridge has an association with John (later Sir John) Monash, soldier, engineer and administrator, who, at the time of the bridge's construction, directed the Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Company, the company at the forefront of reinforced concrete construction in Victoria at that time.

The bridge, with its concrete piers linked by arches, the decorative volutes of each pier and the ornamental cast iron and galvanised iron pipe rail balustrades, demonstrates typical craftsmanship and decoration.

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      BROKEN RIVER BRIDGE - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

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      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

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