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	Koo Wee Rup Swamp Bridges (Nos 1-6) Koo Wee Rup Swamp,, KOO WEE RUP VIC 3981 - Property No B6913	Koo Wee Rup Swamp Bridges Numbers 1 to 6 were built as part of the Great Southern Railway. When the Great Southern Railway was constructed through the swamp in the late 1880s, very long timber railway bridges were required to allow adequate movement of surface water. As the swamp was drained, the long and low timber bridges were gradually replaced by earth embankments, and small bridges such as nos. 3 and 4 were left strategically placed at sufficient intervals to handle the ... more	B6913	State

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Koo Wee Rup Swamp Bridges (Nos 1-6)

Koo Wee Rup Swamp,, KOO WEE RUP VIC 3981 - Property No B6913

Koo Wee Rup Swamp Bridges Numbers 1 to 6 were built as part of the Great Southern Railway. When the Great Southern Railway was constructed through the swamp in the late 1880s, very long timber railway bridges were required to allow adequate movement of surface water. As the swamp was drained, the long and low timber bridges were gradually replaced by earth embankments, and small bridges such as nos. 3 and 4 were left strategically placed at sufficient intervals to handle the ... more

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