Upper Swan Road Bridge

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

14559

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Location

Gt Northern Hwy Upper Swan

Location Details

Municipal Inventory No: 682 H.6 at SLKm 12.34 Map 2, UG4

Other Name(s)

MRWA 672

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1950 to 1959

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	22 Feb 2019

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Aug 2017	Category 4	Category 4 Limited significance. Contributes to the history of the locality through its social and history rather than its built form; or may be a historic site.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	29 Jul 1998	Some Significance	Some Significance Photographically record prior to major development or demolition. Recognise and interpret the site if possible.
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey	Completed	11 Dec 1998			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place has served as a crossing site for more than 150 years.

Physical Description

Timber bridge of considerable height over the waterway (Swan River). The bridge also crosses an area of flood plain on either side of the waterway. Piles consist of jarrah tree trunks. Roadway rests on beams also of whole tree trunks. There are also jarrah transverse members and struts. It has been found necessary to encase the lower parts of some piles both in the waterway and above it in galvanised steel cylindrical sections infilled with concrete. Some sawn-off piles of earlier bridges stand in the water west of the existing bridge.

History

The bridge stands on or adjacent to the site of the original Upper Swan road bridge constructed in 1851 with the use of convict labour. This was the first item of public works completed with transported convict labour other than building accommodation for the convicts themselves. The existing bridge is one of several successive replacements for the original bridge. The sawn off piles of earlier bridges still remain in the waterway just south of the existing bridge.

Integrity/Authenticity

Fair

Condition

Good

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
369	Local Government Inventory 2019

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Bridge
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Bridge

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport

Creation Date

09 Nov 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

27 Oct 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.