This folder was compiled in October 2015 from documents, magazines. papers and photographs donated by David Jellie, engineer in charge 1974 - 1976. In early 1974, as an Engineer with the Country Roads Board, David came to Orbost as the Supervising Engineer for the construction of the new bridges which were part of an 8.4km Orbost bypass road design. This was a major project involving not only a new bridge over the Snowy River (including Lochiel Lagoon), but other bridges over Ashby’s Gulch and Watt’s Gulch. These new bridges were opened in November 1976 with the unveiling of a plaque on the eastern end of the $2.4M Snowy River Bridge. (ref. May Leatch)This item is a useful reference tool on the construction history of the Snowy River Road bridges.A white plastic folder - Orbost Bridges - Snowy River Road Bridges. it contains newspaper articles, booklets, photographs and documents relating to the construction of the Snowy River Road Bridge in 1974 -1976.on front cover - 1974 - 76 ORBOST / SNOWY RIVER ROAD BRIDGES * construction * photos * articles * plans Donated by David Jellie Oct 2015snowy-river-bridges jellie-david

By 1910 it had become apparent that there was a need for a central roads authority to take over responsibility from the Board of Lands and Works for the care and management of the main roads of the state of Victoria. Because there was no consistent and systematic policy for road maintenance Victorian roads were in a deplorable condition. At this time the use of the motor car accentuated the demands for better roads. As a result of these needs the Country Roads Act 1912 was proclaimed in 1913 providing for the establishment of the Country Roads Board as a central road authority with responsibility for those roads within the State considered to be main roads. the C.R.B. was responsible for the construction of roads and bridges including the Snowy River road bridges in Orbost. This was a major project involving not only a new bridge over the Snowy River (including Lochiel Lagoon), but other bridges over Ashby’s Gulch and Watt’s Gulch. These new bridges were opened in November 1976 with the unveiling of a plaque on the eastern end of the $2.4M Snowy River Bridge. (ref. May Leatch) This is a useful reference tool on the history of the construction of the Snowy River road bridges.A journal, titled "CRB News" . On the front cover the title is in orange print with No. 33 August 1976 above a coloured photo of a truck carrying two tiers of new vehicles along a main sealed road. It contains information and photos of the construction of the Snowy River road bridges.on front cover - handwritten in black - "M. I. Gilbert"crb-news country-roads-board snowy-river-road-bridges

Two colour photographs of the flooded Diamond Creek at the Lower Eltham Main Road bridge in Nov 2004eltham, main road, bridges, diamond creek, floods

Two colour photographs of the flooded Diamond Creek at the Lower Eltham Main Road bridge in Nov 2004eltham, main road, bridges, diamond creek, floods

Coloured photo of Guarry Road bridge near boundary of Whitehorse and Manningham municipalities.quarry road, mitcham, bridges

The Gillies Bridge is situated on Wildwood Road which runs off Lancefield Road. It spans the Deep Creek.A coloured photograph of a concrete road bridge spanning a small creek. The bridge has four arches. Two people are standing above the 4th arch on the roadway. The hillsides on either side of the valley are bare.gillies bridge, wildwood road, bridges, george evans collection

Without bridges, Kew remained cut off from the City of Melbourne, only being accessible by Punt. Private and public bridges were constructed from the 1850s, beginning with the Hawthorn Bridge linking Bridge and Burwood Roads. A bridge across the Yarra at Burke Road was created as early as 1873. Since that first wooden bridge, a number of later bridges, typically on concrete pylons have been built, in 1926 and again during the 1970s.Sepia, faded photograph of the Burke Road Bridge linking East Kew and Ivanhoe. The previous bridge, constructed in 1926 was submerged beneath the flood waters in the 1934 mega-flood of the Yarra.burke road bridge (kew), bridges -- river yarra

The Arundel Road Bridge is one of the most historically significant river crossings in Melbourne’s west, a rare surviving timber trestle bridge directly tied to the Closer Settlement movement and early agricultural development in Keilor. In 1991, the Keilor Council decided to demolish the bridge due to the high restoration and annual maintenance costs. After significant backlash from the community, the Council reversed their decision later in the same year. Its story spans construction challenges, floods, community activism, restoration, closure, and finally its destruction in the 2022 Maribyrnong floods.These photographs were taken shortly before the new concrete bridge opened just upstream in 1989. They offer a rare glimpse of vehicles using the old timber trestle bridge in its final years.Arundel Road Bridge Keilor 537.2arundel road bridge, arundel farm, maribyrnong river, keilor

Coloured Photo of Quarry Road Bridge, Mitcham near boundary of Whitehorse Road and Manningham Municipalities. (See record number NP3411 above)quarry road, mitcham, bridges

Newspaper article: Diamond Valley News, 31 January 1984, work to begin on widening of Main Road Bridge over Diamond Creek.main road, bridges, main road bridge, diamond creek, eltham (vic)

Black and white photograph taken from unmade road. Road zigzags over bridge with wooden balustrades. Bushland setting. (3 copies)Typed below photograph, "Deep Creek Road bridge in the early days".

Four colour photographs showing road works for widening of the Main Road bridge over Diamond Creek; two showing Main Road south of Mt Pleasant Road and one from the corner of Antoinette Blvd, Eltham, Vic.eltham, main road, diamond creek, main road bridge, bridges, construction

These photographs are of the 1922 road bridge across the Snowy River at Orbost. This bridge over the Snowy River was opened on July 4 1922. It was constructed in 1922 alongside the previous suspension bridge. Its building was a combined effort of the Victorian Railways and the Country Roads Board at a cost of 35,000 pounds. It was replaced in 1976 by the present bridge after several major floods.This bridge was replaced in 1976 after several major floods. These photographs are pictorial records of the 1922 brige.Two small black / white photographs of a road bridge across a river. 3248.1 is a close-up of wooden pylons.on label on back - "Snowy River Bridge at Orbost 1922 Bridge"bridge-orbost snowy-river-bridge

A small slim rectangular paperback brochure with a lithograph of the "New Toll Gate" on Parramatta Road, published in J.G. Austin's Sydney Views. Green and white edging surrounds the picture with the title Toll Roads and Bridges printed in black lettering at the top right of the cover. On the back is a photograph of Toll cabins at the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge showing automatic and manual toll booths with the symbol for NAASRA and National Association of Australian State Road Authorities printed in black and white at the bottom. Pp. 20. There are many photographs inside.non-fictionA brief history of tolls used throughout history, dating back around 1950 B.C. Early English and USA use is mentioned. Road and bridge tolls in Australia were collected for construction and maintenance of particular roads and bridges similar to their use in England. The clear photographs show the development in the this country up to 1981 when the brochure was published.road tolls, roads, bridges, history of tolls

Construction activity of a new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1966. The new bridge followed a realignment of the road and old Lower Plenty bridge remained in situ and is now part of the Plenty River Trail.Local significanceBlack and white photograph taken during construction of the Main Road bridge over the Plenty River. Includes structural members, construction personnel, vehicles and a Clarke mobile crane.mobile cranes, bridge construction, main road, plenty river, lower plenty, bridges

Construction activity of a new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1966. The new bridge followed a realignment of the road and old Lower Plenty bridge remained in situ and is now part of the Plenty River Trail.Local significanceBlack and white photograph taken during construction of the Main Road bridge over the Plenty River. Includes structural members, construction personnel, vehicles and a Clarke mobile crane.mobile cranes, bridge construction, main road, plenty river, lower plenty, bridges

Painted by Bianca BiesuzCream card window mount with pink edging lines. Text panel cut out lower edge. Brown wood frame with gold edging. Painting portrays trees with a pathway through them, white bridge,"Dryings Road Bridge"

Items collected after the 2022 Maribyrnong River flood thats washed away the south half of the bridge1/ Wooden Railing Support Brace|2/ Metal BoltArundel Road Bridge Artefactsarundel road, bridge, keilor

These photographs are of the demolition of the road bridge across the Snowy River at Orbost. This bridge over the Snowy River was opened on July 4 1922. It was constructed in 1922 alongside the previous suspension bridge. Its building was a combined effort of the Victorian Railways and the Country Roads Board at a cost of 35,000 pounds. It was replaced in 1976 by the present bridge after several major floods.This bridge was replaced in 1976 after several major floods. These photographs are pictorial records of its demolition.Four black / white photographs of the demolition of a road bridge across a river. In them can be seen trucks, excavators and workmen. In 3246.1 there is a triangular road sign - "LOW CLEARANCE 3.9m"bridge-demolition orbost-snwoy-river-bridge

Photograph looking Southwest showing a tram travelling across the wooden trestle bridge (Now demolished) which was built when the tram line was extended from Moonee Ponds to the Maribyrnong Munitions works during WWII. The old vehicle bridge (Now demolished) and the old traffic route (Now local traffic only) can be seen on the right which ran past the front of the Anglers Hotel (Out of picture).raleigh road, maribyrnong, tram, maribyrnong river

These are photographs of the construction of the current cement road bridge across the Snowy River at Orbost. Construction of the bridges commenced in January 1975, with an expectation to open the bridge across the Snowy River as soon as possible. Less than two years later, on 25 November 1976, the bridge across the Snowy River was opened to traffic, allowing the old bridge to be demolished. The remainder of the Orbost Bypass, both the floodplain crossings and the eastern section around the township itself, was declared ‘Princes Freeway’ and opened to traffic in December 1977. (ref http://mrv.ozroads.com.au)The opening of this Snowy River Bridge was an important development in the accessibility to the township of Orbost. These photographs record its construction.Two black / white photographs showing the construction of a road bridge across a river. 3257.1 shows piles being dropped beside the bridge, 3257.2 is of the early stages of construction of this bridge.snowy-river-bridge-orbost road-construction-orbost bridge-orbost

Coloured photograph looking East from Deep Creek Road Bridge at start of construction of new Deep Creek Road Bridge.deep creek road, mitcham, vicroads

B&W photograph taken by Ringwood Historical Research Group:8.12.92 Train mishap Wantirna Road Bridge

A History of the Roads, Tracks and Bridges in the GrampiansCrean paper cover with a line drawing of "Entering the Gap" Circa 1870 by Laurie Evans. Plastic BindingTRacks, Roads and Bridges - In the Grampians. A Celebration and a Tribute to those who worked on them.stawell

Construction activity of a new Main Road bridge over the Plenty River at Lower Plenty in 1966. The new bridge followed a realignment of the road and old Lower Plenty bridge remained in situ and is now part of the Plenty River Trail.Black and white photograph of crane lowering concrete girder into placeplenty river, bridge construction, main road, lower plenty, bridges

Typed below photograph, "Deep Creek Road bridge..."

Ring Road Bridge Keilor Whitten Bridge 506.1whitten bridge, m80 western ring road, western ring road, sunshine north, keilor