Wetuppa, New South Wales

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Wetuppa is a locality in the Murray River Council, New South Wales, Australia. [1]

Heritage listings

Gee Gee Bridge was a heritage-listed bridge on Nooroon Road over the Wakool River connecting Wettup with neighbouring Cunninyeuk. [2] However it was delisted from the heritage register on 2 March 2018 [3] to allow a new bridge to be built to replace it as part of the Roads & Maritime Services Timber Truss Bridge Strategy. Work commenced in September 2018 with the new bridge opening in May 2020. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Wetuppa". New South Wales Geographic Names Board. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River (under consideration for removal)". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H01469. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. "Minister's decisions on heritage listings". Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. "Gee Gee Bridge replacement". Roads & Maritime Services . Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. New Gee Gee Bridge opens to traffic ahead of schedule Transport for NSW 1 May 2020