Old Junction Bridge

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

13064

Location

Lot 10 SL 526 Neergabby

Location Details

SLKm 26.26 Map 2 UF2. Old North Road Stock Route at Neergabbv over the Gingin Brook.

Other Name(s)

Junction Bridge
MRWA 4036 old

Local Government

Gingin

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1863 to 1905

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 17 Oct 2017

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Oct 2017 Category A
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey Completed 11 Dec 1998

Parent Place or Precinct

15873 North West Stock Route (fmr) Stage 1

Physical Description

Sawn timber stingers 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.

Condition

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.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
6728 Junction Bridge conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2003

Place Type

Historic site

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

Creation Date

05 Sep 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

15 Oct 2021

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