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alborz114 Oct 10th 2012 12:41 am

A Bridge somewhere between Melbourne and Sydney
 
Hi all. When we visited Oz 10 years ago, we drove from Melbourne to Sydney along the Coast Road. We stopped at a disused old Railway Bridge that was recommended on the tourist info. We stopped for a couple of minutes to take photos but we can't remember what it was called or where it was near. All I remember is that it was off the main road at the end of a very rocky road through some woods and me praying we didn't get a puncture or something and had to stop. It was not visible from the road.
Sorry if there is not much to go on but hoping someone on here has been there.

Thanks

quoll Oct 10th 2012 3:06 am

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
Nothing is ringing huge bells but do any of the bridges on the rail trail through Gippsland look familiar? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Gippsland_Rail_Trail

Only other bridge of note - and it is WAY off the beaten track is McKillops but it isn't rail, it's road across the Snowy (original bridge built there got washed away in the first flood)

alborz114 Oct 10th 2012 3:18 am

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 

Originally Posted by quoll (Post 10323733)
Nothing is ringing huge bells but do any of the bridges on the rail trail through Gippsland look familiar? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Gippsland_Rail_Trail

Only other bridge of note - and it is WAY off the beaten track is McKillops but it isn't rail, it's road across the Snowy (original bridge built there got washed away in the first flood)

Thanks for that. Don't think it was any of them but it looked very similar to the Trestle Bridge near Nowa Nowa apart from the fact that some of it was missing.

alborz114 Oct 10th 2012 3:27 am

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
I think I have found it. After looking up the bridge near Nowa Nowa, I think the Stoney Creek Trestle Bridge is the one.

http://agvulpes.hubpages.com/hub/Sto...Lakes-Entrance

Thanks to quoll and anyone who has tried to find it for me. :)

WestLondonWelshman Oct 10th 2012 7:41 am

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
Not sure, but that must be one heck of a long bridge!!!

quoll Oct 10th 2012 7:50 am

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
They built some monster trestle bridges back in the day! I have a feeling that Stony Creek got damaged by fire at some point. Dont think I would have liked to have gone across in a train!

carolinephillips Oct 10th 2012 8:00 am

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
...and there was I thinking the govt. was wasting more money planning to build a bridge between Melbourne and Sydney! (Too early in the morning for me...;) )

moneypenny20 Oct 10th 2012 9:29 pm

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
I saw the title and thought April Fool.:lol:

chris955 Oct 10th 2012 9:50 pm

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
I thought they were going to build a bridge between Melbourne and Sydney, it would get a few unemployed construction workers back to work :lol:

alborz114 Oct 10th 2012 9:55 pm

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
Sorry guys. Maybe the title should have been clearer. ;)

asher Oct 10th 2012 10:30 pm

Re: Bridge between Melbourne and Sydney
 
oh I thought you meant the one at Gundegai

Alfresco Oct 10th 2012 11:48 pm

Re: A Bridge somewhere between Melbourne and Sydney
 

Originally Posted by alborz114 (Post 10325243)
Sorry guys. Maybe the title should have been clearer. ;)

I hope it is a bit clearer now! ;)

alborz114 Oct 10th 2012 11:55 pm

Re: A Bridge somewhere between Melbourne and Sydney
 

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 10325420)
I hope it is a bit clearer now! ;)

Thank you :)


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