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Conference Paper

Author
Pearson, B.J.; Best, R.E.; Fraser, D.J.
Title
Engineering Heritage and the Bridges of New South Wales
In
Third National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1986: Practices and Responsibilities of Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1986, pp. 65-72
ISBN/ISSN
0858253143
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.680717746188986
Abstract

The paper briefly reviews the history of bridge engineering in New South Wales since the 1830's. Emphasis is given to the period 1860-1920 because many bridges of significant heritage merit were built during those years and important changes to bridge engineering practice took place. Road and rail transport have always dominated the need for bridges and prior to the 1920's the Public Works Department was the responsible authority currently, the Department of Main Roads and the State Rail Authority are responsible. Each organisation, through sheer economic necessity, has had to develop a strategy-cum-policy for the maintenance, renewal and replacement of its old bridges. However, in recent years they have come to realize that other historical factors such as the contemporary social attitudes, politics and technology need to be documented in order to rationalise priorities and ensure that a representative sample of historic bridges is retained. The paper summarises the collective experiences of the authors in all these matters and provides their answers to questions such as, when does heritage start? How should it be promoted? How can the public interest be attracted, and how should practitioners maintain heritage items?

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