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Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge [B 11715] • Photograph

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Summary

View of Railway Bridge, Murray Bridge. This shared road and rail bridge existed from 1885 until 1925 when a separate rail bridge was built. The bridge was constructed over marshland and a lagoon. The railway working party reached Murray Bridge in 1884 with the first train arriving in 1885. The railway line across the river was placed in the middle of the road bridge. The foundation stone was laid in 1873

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Physical description

Photograph; 23.3 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of Murray Bridge Collection

Subject

Bridges -- South Australia -- Murray Bridge
Bridges -- Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

18/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,325 x 2,348 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.45 MB

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