Southern River Road Bridge

Author

City of Gosnells

Place Number

23928

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Location

Southern River Rd Huntingdale

Location Details

Local Government

Gosnells

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1980

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	14 May 2021

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	22 Mar 2011	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some/moderate cultural heritage significance to City of Gosnells. No constraints. Recommend: Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Encourage retention of the place, and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

The bridges in the City of Gosnells have played a significant role in the development of the Gosnells district in the vital service they provide, allowing fast and efficient traversing of the many streams and rivers in the area. Southern River Bridge is an example of a modern bridge that is a replacement of previous bridges due to the need for upgrading owing to the increase in road transport that comes with motorisation and urbanisation.

Physical Description

Double lane vehicle bridge with pedestrian access along one side separated by the steel rails. The bridge is finished in asphalt and the pedestrian path is concrete.

History

Records show that an early bridge was built in 1917. A timber bridge was subsequently built by the Main Roads Department in 1928. With erosion of the riverbanks in the 1930s and 40s, work was done on the river, resulting in a slight change of depths and routes. Some stonework used to combat further erosion was included. The timber bridge was made obsolete with the construction of a new bridge alongside the old bridge in the 1980s.

Before the bridges were built, early settlers in the area travelled many miles to the nearest fords. These circuitous routes added hours to their already difficult journeys. Bridges in the Gosnells district include pedestrian and rail bridges. Pedestrian ‘bridges’ at first were logs across streams and precarious crossings were made by many children to get to school. Later the logs were replaced by purpose built pedestrian bridges. Some of the modern bridges in the district are replacements for older, smaller models that needed upgrading owing to the increase in road transport that came with motorisation and urbanisation.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High degree
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Information from Ian McNamara
	"Comment News".
	"Comment News".
	Information from Margaret Lefevre
	Information and photographs from J Stemmerik
	Local Studies Collection; "Bridges".

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Bridge

Creation Date

16 Aug 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Jul 2021

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