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Darebin Creek Bridge is a bluestone masonry arch and concrete road bridge on Heidelberg road Alphington over Darebin Creek. It was built for
Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...
Road Trust to a design of John C Climie CE and constructed by contractor O. H. Willison in 1864, to replace an earlier 1852 timber bridge which had fallen into a poor state of repair. The bridge was made possible as a result of funds obtained from a toll gate, established on the east side of the Darebin Creek by the Heidelberg Road Trust. The toll keeper was Henry Holloway, and the charges included one
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for every pig that crossed the bridge and up to eighteen pence for a carriage with four horses. It was subsequently widened by the
Country Roads Board The Country Roads Board was a government authority responsible for the construction and maintenance of main roads in the state of Victoria, Australia between 1913 and 1983. History The Country Roads Board (CRB) was formed to take over respon ...
(CRB) in 1937-8 probably to a design of W.A. (Allan) Ozanne. the bridge is one of the largest stone arch bridges in Victoria and among the oldest surviving bridges in Melbourne.''National Trust Masonry Bridges Study'' Gary Vines, 2010, National Trust of Australia (Victoria)


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;Notes * Lemon, Andrew. ''Northcote Side of the River''. North Melbourne (Vic): Hargreen, 1983. Road bridges in Victoria (state) Stone bridges in Australia Bridges in Melbourne Bridges completed in 1864 1864 establishments in Australia Former toll bridges in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Banyule Heidelberg, Victoria Buildings and structures in the City of Darebin Transport in the City of Banyule Transport in the City of Darebin {{VictoriaAU-struct-stub