Murray Road Bridge
Murray Road Bunyip, CARDINIA SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The Murrary Road timber bridge is one of a number constructed during the drainage of the Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp. These drains (built c1889-) and timber bridges (some 1930s and earlier), are significant to the Cardinia Shire as evidence of the massive swamp drainage project carried out there and the eventual development of transport networks when the swamp was turned into rich farming land. The construction of many of these bridges also symbolises the devastation of the 1934 floods when the previous timber bridges were washed away. The bridges are generally notable for their age, judged among other bridges in the shire, and the amount of original fabric which survives on each. The timber construction being also evocative of the thriving local timber industry and plentiful supply.
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Heritage Study and Grading
Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996
Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
Year: 1996
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Murray Road BridgeCardinia Shire
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