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Railway Bridge, Paxton Street, GREAT WESTERN
LocationPaxton Street GREAT WESTERN, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The timber railway bridge at Paxton Street, Great Western, has significance as a rare surviving "humpbacked' bridge on the Ararat-Stawell railway line, which was erected from 1875-1876. The timber railway bridge at Paxton Street, Great Western, is historically and scientifically significant at a LOCAL level. It has associations with the erection of the Ararat-Stawell railway line between 1875 and 1876 and particularly with the line reaching Great Western around the end of 1875. The "humpbacked" form and timber piles and other timber members also represent a form of construction no longer practised and is a rare surviving timber bridge on this line. Overall, the timber railway bridge at Paxton Street, Great Western, is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Transport - Rail
Category
Railway Bridge/ Viaduct