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Lower Kalgan River Road Bridge

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

15422
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Location

Albany-Nanarup Rd Lower Kalgan

Location Details

SLKm 10.45 near MRWA 4332, Map 1, XH3 - REGISTERED AS PART OF P0089 LOWER KALGAN RIVER BRIDGE/JETTY GROUP

Other Name(s)

Old WAGR 4332

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1958

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 27 Oct 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey Completed 11 Dec 1998

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 30 Jun 2001 Category C

Category C

• Retain and conserve if possible. • Make every endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any development. • Photographically record the place prior to any development.
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 27 Oct 2020 Exceptional

Exceptional

Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Statement of Significance

The Lower Kalgan Bridge was an important transport link for the people of the Lower Kalgan district. This bridge replaced an older bridge in1958. It has historic heritage significance.

Physical Description

Spans the Kalgan near the mouth of the river
Wooden pylons
Tarmac surface
Carries the water pipeline that feeds Albany from Two Peoples Bay

History

The Lower Kalgan Bridge spans the Kalgan River at its mouth and stands a few metres downstream from the
original bridge which it replaced in 1958. The previous single-lane bridge was 54 years old and had become
inadequate for modern traffic. The new bridge is built of timber, has a tarmac surface, has two lanes and is 176
metres long. After its completion it was hailed as the biggest bridge south of Perth offering a scenic outlook.
Originally the bridge carried the main water supply for Two Peoples Bay to Albany.
Once the new bridge was erected the old bridge was subsequently demolished. The trusses of the c1906-1908
bridge however, were saved and mounted on the shore nearby as an entrance statement to the Lower Kalgan
recreation reserve.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
L Johnson; "Town of Albany Heritage Survey". City of Albany 1994
Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment 1999

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7292 Fishtraps and floods apples and spuds : a history of the Lower Kalgan district. Book 2004

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use Transport\Communications Road: Bridge
Original Use Transport\Communications Road: Bridge

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other TIMBER Other Timber

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport

Creation Date

03 Mar 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 Dec 2021

Disclaimer

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