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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1928
Page
4
Forbes unveils a nine span concrete bridge replacing timber, featuring ten ironbark piles, five concrete columns, a sealed deck and lighting. The project, funded mainly by two-fifths public and three-fifths council, advances regional progress and aesthetic value amid minor on site incidents.
Alderman W R Campbell led a push for a reinforced concrete bridge with £20000 loan discussed, but costs shifted to a timber option at £4000. Change in council and town clerk brought Main Roads Board backing, agreeing to cover three-fifths of main road costs and later funding the project. Final works by State Monier Pipe Works ran about £27560 with river crossing tests, pile drive details, and a 195 ft 10 in wearing surface, featuring a curving deck and tinted concrete surface.
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