Thanks for that, Bill.
Androo
On 10 January 2014 10:15, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> More information below on the Burke's Bridge from a local in the know. May
> help to explain the misalignment of the piles.
>
> Andrew, I have now enquired of Pam after your cousin's table which I
> presume must have been constructed from sections of the bridge since
> replaced.
>
> Bill
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Pam Lawson
>
> > Hi Bill,
>
> > Enjoyed your Bridges piece. Hope it can be included in the next edition
> of Roundabout Hurstbridge news.
>
> > The now disused trestle bridge "Burkes Bridge" was erected in 1912. Mr
> C. Wilson (local bloke) won the contract for its construction. The bridge
> was to create the actual Arthurs Creek Road, making travel, the delivery of
> mail to Arthurs Creek PO, the movement of goods and farm produce to and
> from the Railway at Hurstbridge easier and more direct. Prior to the
> installation of the bridge the previous route to or from Arthurs Creek,
> Hurstbridge was via Boyds, Bannons and Doctors Gully Rds - rejoining the
> road to Arthurs Creek at Lintons Bridge. The present Arthurs Creek Road
> virtually ended at Boyds Road.
> >
> > The bridge and accompanying road was opened in 1913 but not without some
> controversy. It seems that the original route for for the new road link was
> to go away from the creek and through the Herbert's property - however this
> route was later altered and followed the creek instead, which took it
> through both the Apted's and Phillip's land - both had objected to and
> argued strongly against the change of route and on the new roads
> completion promptly fenced off the road so that no-one could use it.
> >
> > This did not last long though as it inconvenienced them too and on the
> 23rd of July 1913, on the day of Isabella Apted's marriage to John Laidlay,
> the road was re-opened, fences removed, to allow Isabella's bridal
> carriage to cross the new bridge on its way to St Mark's Anglican Church in
> Hurstbridge. Burkes Bridge concrete replacement was put in in 1979. Arthurs
> Creek road remained largely as a gravel road well into the 1980s.
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Pam
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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