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Posted on Monday 8th of July, 2024,
Greater Shepparton City Council is pleased to advise the community and recreation groups of the completion of repair works to the Murchison Rail Trail Bridge.
The essential maintenance and repair works have restored the timber piles which had suffered significant erosion over time, to ensure the bridge can be used and enjoyed for many years to come.
The works, undertaken during May and June, included:
The completion of these restoration works ensures compliance and safety for all user groups, including pedestrians and cyclists, and ensures the rich history of the bridge is preserved for future generations.
Council thanks the community for their patience and cooperation while these important works were carried out.
Murchison Rail Trail Bridge - A rich history
The Murchison Rail Trail Bridge, over the Stuart Murray Canal, adjoins the Bendigo-Murchison Road. Its history is long and impressive, dating back to the 1800's.
Murchison Rail Trail
After leaving Murchison, the rail trail crosses the main irrigation cancel built by the original irrigation “Trust” and travels beside the Stuart Murray canals (constructed 1890-93), and also the Cattanach canal (1957) before the trail skirts the northern extent of Doctors Swap, a natural redgum wetland at the head of the Mosquito Depression. The Cattanach and Stuart Murray canals now combine with the Goulburn Eastern Main Channel to divert all necessary stock and domestic water for the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District and areas further west.
Stuart Murray Canal
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