"2006 Flood Damage Report Bridge No 4554 (Maley's Bridge)"

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2006

Overview

Black plastic spiral bound report, colour & B&W photos, plans, etc

Historical information

Report by BG&E Consulting Engineers prepared for Main Roads WA on damage done to Maley's Bridge, Greenough.
This bridge is reputed to have been designed by local settler John S. Maley. Construction of the bridge, using convict labour, commenced in 1864 but was not completed until 1866, part of the delay caused by getting the timber required (see letter to local settlers in this museum collection). The bridge formed an important link between the Greenough Flats communities on the east and west sides of the Greenough River. Greenough Road Board minutes in 1905 indicate that repairs were made to the bridge's timber upper structure.
The bridge withstood numerous flooding of the Greenough River, until being severally damaged in the 2006 flood. It has since been rebuilt and continues to be used.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0009

Item type

Documents

Material

Paper

Width

230 mm

Height or length

300 mm

Depth

25 mm

Themes

Environment

Contextual Information

Maley's Bridge is an important piece of colonial Public Works infrastructure, still used by the public over 160 years since it's completion. It's significance is represented in this report and that it lead to the bridge being restored to it's original form, rather than to meet current day requirements for vehicle safety.

Keywords

Greenough

Place made

Perth
Western Australia
Australia

Year

2006

Statement of significance

The object '"2006 Flood Damage Report Bridge No 4554 (Maley's Bridge) on McCartney Road over Greenough River"' (GMOB0009) has little aesthetic significance and has no rarity value. The item has some scientific significance, being an example in good condition of the class BOOKS/Portraits . The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has very high social significance given it was associated with Maley's Bridge Fmr. Convict Bridge(07/04/2006),

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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