Historical information

The two-arched bluestone bridge spans the Jackson Creek on Macedon Street in Sunbury. It was built in 1860 and continued to carry traffic in and out of Sunbury until the early 1970s. The bend in the road on the approach to the east side was removed and a new bridge was built to carry the traffic. The old bridge became part of a pedestrian walk. The 'Pioneer Inn' was the first hotel to be built in Sunbury. It was on the west bank of the Jackson Creek near Powlett Street. Goonawarra is the building in the background.

Significance

Until 1860 a punt was used to carry people and traffic across the Jackson Creek in Sunbury.

Physical description

A coloured photograph of a two-arched bluestone bridge spanning a waterway. Low growing trees and vegetation are growing along the river banks. A double-storey building is visible in the distance.