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TIMBER TRESTLE ROAD BRIDGE OVER ARTHURS CREEK
LocationEAGLES NEST ROAD ARTHURS CREEK, NILLUMBIK SHIRE LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010 What is significant?
How is it significant?
Why is it significant?
The early 20th century bridge and the site to a radius of 20 metres.
The bridge is historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.
The bridge is historically significant as the smallest surviving timber trestle bridge in the Shire of Nillumbik and as a rare surviving example, in the Shire, of what was the most common type of road bridge in Victoria during the 19th and early 20th centuries (Criterion B). Aesthetically because the bridge is significant in the streetscape (Criterion E).
Group
Transport - Road
Category
Road Bridge