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Timber bridge renewal works complete

The damage on the bridge supports.

Greater Shepparton City Council has advised that the community and recreation groups of the completion of repair works to the Murchison Rail Trail Bridge.

Before and after of the crossheads.

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.

Serious wash away had caused the bridge to be skinny at the bottom.

The works, undertaken during May and June, included:

  • Timber pile repairs including pile 'wrap and pour', and splicing new timber sections into existing sections
  • Supplying and replacing timber crossheads, bolts and fixtures
  • Applying timber preservation treatments and associated works
  • Reinstatement of fencing and the surrounding site
What the bridge supports look like now.
Bridge’s new look.