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Hinnomunjie Bridge Over the Mitta River
Omeo Valley Road,, HINNOMUNJIE VIC 3898 - Property No B6320

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B6320 Hinnomunjie Bridge

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Statement of Significance

The Hinnomunjie Bridge is historically and architecturally significant at State level. Opened in 1910, it is the second oldest timber truss bridge known to the Trust in Victoria, and one of only two with multiple trusses. Its construction predated the formation of the Country Roads Board which built numerous timber truss bridges in the mid 1920s to standard patterns, and differs in some details of construction. The bridge characterises the particular need in Gippsland to construct wider river spans, and the expedient solution adopted. Its prominent trusses highlight its timber construction, and harmonise with the landscape. Broad-axe marks on its members are of special interest, and the bridge is of local importance as a legacy of the "Knocker's Track" to the tin and gold mines of the Glen Wills area.
Classified: 15/04/1992.

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