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Railway Viaduct, Bridge and Embankment Ingliston Road

Location

Ironbark Road INGLISTON, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

A steel girder and trestle railway bridge and embankment taking the Melbourne - Ballarat railway over Ironbark Road; it replaced the 1887 timber bridge in 1930. There are some components of this bridge surviving amongst the remnant native vegetation of the vicinity.

The bridge has local historical significance in enabling the railway's crucial influence on development of the region. Its architectural significance derives from its achievement as engineering.

Group

Transport - Rail

Category

Railway Bridge/ Viaduct