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Jeparit Bridge over the Wimmera River

Wimmera River Bridge, Jeparit

Adjacent to N side, Nhill-Jeparit Road,, JEPARIT VIC 3423 - Property No B7067

The Jeparit Bridge was built in 1891, opened in 1892, and is one of Victoria's oldest surviving timber road bridges. The bridge has seven timber-beam spans 26 feet (7.9 metres) in length, with extremely rare squared-timber strutted-corbel construction supporting timber stringers, and a total deck length of 182 feet (54.6 metres). The deck width is fifteen feet (4.5 metres) between heavy timber kerbs, The timber piers each consist of seven piles, including one raker pile on each ... more

B7067

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