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MALMSBURY RAILWAY VIADUCT

Other Name

Rail Bridge

Location

OVER COLIBAN RIVER MALMSBURY, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE

File Number

602052

Level

Registered

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Railway Viaduct over the Coliban River at Malmsbury is a large, 500 feet (152 meter) long, rusticated basalt structure, erected in 1859 by Cornish and Bruce for the Victorian Railways. It carries the Melbourne-Bendigo Rail line (originally known as the Sandhurst line) over the Coliban River and comprises a five-span, segmented arch structure catering for two tracks and is faced with rusticated masonry.

How is it significant?

The Railway Viaduct over the Coliban River at Malmsbury is historically and architecturally significant to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?

The Railway Viaduct at Malmsbury is historically significant as a representative example of a bridge built the period of the 'main trunk lines', c.1857 - c.1869. Built in 1859, the structure is one of the earliest railway bridges of its size constructed in Victoria.

The Railway Viaduct is architecturally significant as one of the largest engineering structures built in Victoria during the 'main trunk line' era. It is a representative and essentially intact example of a large railway bridge, designed according to nineteenth century building techniques and standard engineering practice, including classically derived detailing.

Group

Transport - Rail