Moorabool River Bridge
Midland Highway, BATESFORD VIC 3221 - Property No 313358
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Statement of Significance
A Listed - State Significance
HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT SHEET - GRC SHEET NO 13
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Fyansford Bridge, erected in 1899 and opened for traffic in February 1900, is the first bridge in Victoria completed using the new reinforced concrete technique developed in Europe and known as the 'Monier' principle. Sydney engineers Gumnow and Carter introduced the system to Australia and leading Victorian engineers John Monash and JTN Anderson pioneered this work in Victoria. The Fyansford Bridge is of paramount importance to this history of technology in Australia with finely defined proportions over the three spans of arches contributing to its notable aesthetic qualities.
RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Geelong Regional Commission Register
Historic Buildings Council Register
Australian Heritage Commission Register of the National Estate
REFERENCES
Alsop, FF - Notes on National Trust of Victoria - File No 2841.
Geelong Advertiser - 17 February, 1900
'Memorial Stone Insciption'
AD 1900
THE FIRST MONIER BRIDGE
IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VICTORIA
FOR
THE SHIRES OF BANNOCKBURN AND CORIO
W. H. JONES
PRESIDENT, BANNOCKBURN SHIRE
JAMES CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT CORIO SHIRE
SAMUEL MORRIS AND JAMES BLAIR
SECRETARIES
A.L. CAMPBELL
SUPERINTENING ENGINEERS
ERECTED BY MONASH AND ANDERSON
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Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study
Author: Allan Willingham
Year: 1986
Grading:
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BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H1115
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Presbyterian Church including interiorGreater Geelong City
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"Innisfail", houseGreater Geelong City
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