Fyansford Bridge - Engineering Heritage Marker Fyansford, Victoria, Australia
By Team MavEtJu on 31-Oct-15. Waypoint GA7737

Fyansford Bridge - Engineering Heritage Marker

Engineering Heritage Victoria has been looking for opportunities to recognise heritage sites related to the work of General Sir John Monash in the build-up to the centenary of the Landings at Anzac Cove in April 2015. In 2011 we recognised the Janevale Bridge, a reinforced concrete pier and T beam bridge near Bendigo and the Yallourn Power Station. Engineers Australia, Victoria Division are holding a Country Weekend on 12-14 October 2012 as a part of the national Year of the Regional Engineering Team celebrations. The event will be held in Geelong and it was thought that the opportunity to include a heritage recognition ceremony in the event should be considered. The coincidence of these two objectives clearly pointed to the heritage recognition of the Fyansford Bridge which is about 4 km west of Geelong on the Geelong to Hamilton Highway. As the first Monier arch bridge to enter service in Victoria, built by Monash and Anderson and spanning the turn of the twentieth century this significant bridge is a welcome addition to the list of sites recognised under the national Heritage Recognition Program and also furthers several key objectives of Engineering Heritage Victoria.

When logging this virtual, please add a photo of yourself or your GPSr at the plaque.

For more information, please see the nomination PDF at the Heritage Register at the Engineers Australia website: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/heritage/fyansford-monier-arch-bridge-1899