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LYNE CREEK ROAD BRIDGE

Location Branxholme-Byaduk Road BYADUK NORTH, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 150 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Lyne bridge is located on the Byaduk-Branxholme Road over the Lyne Creek about 250m west of the intersection with the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road. The bridge is a single span concrete bridge with four rockfaced bluestone parapets piers and curved bluestone abutments. The concrete span replaced a timber span and modern corrugated metal rails have replaced timber rails between the parapet piers. Other than some painting, the bridge retains a high degree of integrity. The exact date of the construction of the pair of stone bridges over Lyne Creek on the Byaduk-Branxholme Road and the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road at Byaduk North is not known. Such expensive construction would have been the responsibility of the Dundas Road Board District, created in 1857 or, more probably, of the Shire of Dundas created in 1863. On the other hand, the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road is a very old route, dating from the early 1840s and the Lyne Creek was always a major crossing.


How is it significant?
The Lyne Creek bridge is of architectural and historical importance to the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
The Lyne Creek bridge is of historical significance for its associations with major transport route the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road, important from the early 1840s. The bridge is of architectural significance for its fine construction techniques and finishes.