Local Government
Gingin
Region
Avon Arc
Lot 10 SL 526 Neergabby
SLKm 26.26 Map 2 UF2. Old North Road Stock Route at Neergabbv over the Gingin Brook.
Junction Bridge
MRWA 4036 old
Gingin
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1863, Constructed from 1905
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 17 Oct 2017 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Oct 2017 | Category A | |
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey | Completed | 11 Dec 1998 |
The bridge forms part of the Old North Road Stock Route Reserve which itself is nominated for the Shire of Gingin Municipal Inventory. Its age, construction and historic usage are all significant to the Shire heritage. It is a good example of early wooden bridges in W.A. It also complements the Neergabby precinct which includes the Old Junction Hotel and Hall which were a centre of activity in the early days when the Stock Route was a bustling thoroughfare.
Sawn timber stringers over driven timber piles, no corbels, L 68ft, W 10'6", between kerbs. The bridge spans the Gingin Brook approximately 100m south of the existing traffic on Gingin Brook Road. It is included in the Stock Route Reserve.
Superstructure replaced 1905 including halfcaps to replace fullcaps. Restored with new jarrah decking and handrails by the Shire of Gingin and the Neergabby Community Association in 2005.The bridge has the oldest surviving timber bridge piers known in WA It was built in 1863-64 at a cost of 108 pounds by R.Cousins. Drovers on the Stock Route contributed to its financing, as did the government. The bridge proved very successful, but was inundated by very high floods. It was continually in use by drovers on the Stock Route until the Midland Railway was completed in 1894, diminishing the traffic greatly. In 2002 the western end of the bridge collapsed and urgent repairs are required. Superstructure replaced 1905 including halfcaps to replace fullcaps. Restored with new jarrah decking and handrails by the Shire of Ginoin and the Neergabby Community Association in 2005.
Integrity: Moderate degree Authenticity: Moderate degree
Fair
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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WJ de Burdgh; "The Old North Road". | |||
WJ de Burgh; "Neergabby". | |||
"Large Timber Structures Vol 2, Section 1: Road Bridges Entry 1334". | Institute of Engineers W.A. division | 1998 |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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6728 | Junction Bridge conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2003 |
Historic site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Bridge |
Present Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Bridge |
Type | General | Specific |
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Other | TIMBER | Other Timber |
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