Albany Highway Bridge

Author

City of Gosnells

Place Number

13837

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Location

Albany Hwy Gosnells

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Gosnells Bridge MRWA 955
MRWA 2
Upper Canning Bridge

Local Government

Gosnells

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1936

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	14 May 2021

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey	Completed	11 Dec 1998			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	25 Aug 1998	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance to City of Gosnells with a high degree of integrity/authenticity that is worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the City of Gosnells Town Planning Scheme. Planning application needs to be submitted to the City of Gosnells for any proposed development. Recommend: Conservation of the place is highly desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place.

Physical Description

The Albany Highway Bridge near Gosnells Hotel was originally built 1868 in the time of Henry Passmore who was the Engineer in charge of convict labour teams. When building the bridge, Henry Passmore developed the first artesian bore in WA while looking for coal deposits along river banks. The Gosnells Bridge is also known as the Upper Canning Bridge. It has been renovated, resurfaced and rebuilt over the years so that this bridge bears little resemblence tothe original Albany Highway Bridge.

The Albany Highway Bridge is in fact two bridges side by side - MRWA 2 and MRWA 955.

History

The Albany Highway Bridge is in fact two bridges side by side - MRWA 2 and MRWA 955.

MRWA 2 dates from 1936.
MRWA 955 dates from 1974.

There has been a bridge at this site since 1842, replaced in 1854 and again in 1869.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate to high degree
Authenticity: Moderate to high degree

Condition

Good

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport

Creation Date

30 Jun 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Jul 2021

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