Local Government
Murray
Region
Peel
over Murray River Pinjarra
Bridge No 140 Timber Bridge
Murray
Peel
Constructed from 1840, Constructed from 1954
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 25 Aug 2011 | Category C | |
Pinjarra Traffic Bridge has historic significance as the last of several attempts, since 1840, to provide a crossing for traffic across the Murray.
Timber bridge, traditional wood construction. 16 spans, with a length of 96.7m.
The history of the bridge over the Murray River has not been a very successful one. The current bridge, completed in 1954, is the fifth, and the longest lasting. The first attempt was in 1840, but the structure was washed away by the flooding river. The second try was successful and the bridge was completed in 1842, after a delay through shortage of funds and the need to reinforce the stone piers later in the year. In 1847 the river flooded again and this bridge was washed away. In 1853, work began on the third bridge. The 1862 flood extensively damaged it, but it was repaired. The 1895 flood undermined the bridge piles, and a decision was made to replace it with a fourth bridge in 1897. The bridge was replaced by the present one in 1954, which is built on land resumed from St John’s Churchyard. The current traffic bridge was upgraded to its current form due to Sir Ross McLarty’s efforts during his Premiership. In 1974, the bridge was reinforced with a concrete overlay.
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Historic site
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| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Bridge |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Bridge |
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