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Conference Paper

Author
Fraser, D.J.
Title
Cowra Bridge - Preservation of a Unique Structure
In
Sixth National Conference on Engineering Heritage, 1992, Hobart 5-7 October 1992: Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Tasmania Division, Hobart, Tasmania, 1992, pp. 1-8
ISBN/ISSN
0858255677
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.423489577969535
Abstract

In 1988 the 1893 road bridge at Cowra over the Lachlan River, consisting of the only bowstring composite timber and steel trusses in Australia, was threatened with oblivion. This paper describes how a cooperative venture between civil engineering students from the University of New South Wales and the Cowra Shire Council saved one truss span, and located it in the adjacent riverside park as a landmark of engineering heritage.

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