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Conference Paper

Author
Fredericks, B. R.; Speers, R. W.; Hurst, P. R.
Title
Echuca Bridge Footway and Lattice Arches
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. 9-14
ISBN/ISSN
0858255677
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.423713173624633
Abstract

The Historic Echuca Bridge stands as a fine example of the knowledge, skill and techniques of the engineers and workmen of the nineteenth century. Recent works carried out on the bridge to conserve its usefulness into the twenty-first century show how the appearance of an historic engineering structure can be preserved with care and dedication. Completed in 1878 for road and rail traffic it was 444 metres long and spanned the Murray River. The original curved lattice bracing arches were replaced by rectangular steel portals in 1979 to increase clearance. After diversion of road traffic to a new bridge original lattice arch bracing was replicated and additions were made for foot and cycle traffic. Restoration of the bridge supports is described.

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