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MARIBYRNONG RIVER PIPE BRIDGE

Other Name

M102 Pipe Bridge

Location

(SOUTH END OF) AHERN PLACE, AVONDALE HEIGHTS, MOONEE VALLEY CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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55 Canning Street, Avondale

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The pipe bridge, constructed c.1929, over the Maribyrnong River at the south end of Ahern Place, Avondale Heights is significant. This is a wrought iron pipe bridge, which comprises four pairs of Warren Trusses. There is a large central truss, flanked by smaller trusses at either end. The large central truss has cross bracing and is supported on concrete piers. It carries a single main. The bridge is in good condition and appears to have a relatively high degree of external integrity.

How is it significant?
The Maribyrnong River pipe bridge is of local historic significance to the City of Moonee Valley.

Why is it significant?
It is historically significant for its association with the establishment of the water supply and transfer network by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The interwar period was a time of significant growth in Moonee Valley and this bridge demonstrates how expansions to the water supply were necessary. It has also has historic significance as a place that provides a tangible reminder of the important role played by the MMBW in the development of Melbourne's water supply throughout the twentieth century. (Criteria A & H)

It is significant as a representative example of a typical wrought iron Warren Truss Pipe Bridge. The significance is enhanced by its relatively high degree of integrity. (Criterion D)

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