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Archdale Bridge
Junction Archdale, St Arnaud, Dunolly Roads, ARCHDALE VIC 3475 - Property No B6843
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Archdale Bridge, constructed in 1863, is the oldest surviving timber bridge in Victoria. It has thirteen spans: the ten timber spans are between five and six metres in length, and the three main-channel spans with rolled steel joists are between nine and twelve metres long. The arching timber deck is 84 metres long and 5.5 metres wide.
It has heavy hewn timber piers of between seven and nine piles, unusual geometric timber bracing, raker piles and huge cantilevered
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