Local Government
Swan
Region
Metropolitan
Meadow St/West Swan Rd Guildford
SLKm 0.36 Map 2, UF3.
MRWA 919
Swan
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1950
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 29 Oct 2004 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 29 Jul 1998 | Significant | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 30 Aug 2017 | Category 3 | |
| Statewide Lge Timber Str Survey | Completed | 11 Dec 1998 | ||
The place has served as a crossing site for more than 150 years.
Timber bridge over Swan River between Guildford and Caversham (between Meadow Street, Guildford and West Swan Road, Caversham). The bridge crosses wide stretch of floodplain on the Caversham side. The piles are whole jarrah trunks and the roadway is also carried on whole tree trunks. Some of the piles on the floodplain have been replaced by steel posts. The earthworks of earlier bridges (probably dating back to the original bridge on the site completed in 1854) remain adjacent to the present bridge.
The bridge stands adjacent to the site of the original bridge designed by Lt DuCane of the Royal Engineers and completed in 1854 by convict labour, and of which the earthworks partly remain. Some rose bushes of the 'rambler' type planted by Lt DuCane also still remain on the edge of the road reserve. The existing bridge is one of several replacements for the original bridge and was built in 1950.
Fair
Good
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 419 | Local Government Inventory 2019 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bassendean and Guildford sketchbook. | Book | 1976 |
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Bridge |
| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Bridge |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other | TIMBER | Other Timber |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Road transport |
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