The Big Culvert

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The Big Culvert
Coordinates 37°33′32″S145°52′01″E / 37.559°S 145.867°E / -37.559; 145.867
Carries Yarra Track
Locale Cambarville, Victoria, Australia
Characteristics
Design Arch culvert bridge
Material Granite and bluestone
History
Designer Clement Wilks
Constructed byGeorge Koehler
Construction endc.1870s
Location
The Big Culvert

The Big Culvert is a substantial granite and bluestone arch culvert bridge on the historic Yarra Track near Cambarville, Victoria, Australia.

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It was built in the 1870s as part of the improvements to the road from Melbourne to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields. It was probably designed by Clement Wilks who was also responsible for the design of the Wilks Creek Bridge near Marysville also on the "Yarra Track". This moss covered granite and bluestone arch was constructed by a German settlor, George Koehler, who operated a hotel nearby.

The bridge is listed on the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Register: B5804 [1] and on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate: Place 5720); [2] and was previously listed on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. [3]

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References

  1. "Big Culvert: B5804". Heritage Register. National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
  2. "The Big Culvert, Marysville - Woods Point Rd, Cambarville via Marysville, VIC, Australia (Place ID 5720)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government.
  3. "The Big Culvert, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number HD8022-0035". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.

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