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Historic Railway Bridge

9 January 2010

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Battle Bridge or the Lewisham Viaduct or Long Cove Viaduct now Historic Bridge over Hawthorne Canal

As a result of a visit to the Reading Room at State Archives NSW, a chat with Rhett Lindsay and a guy from the Railway Heritage Society...the following emerged.

At Right: State Archives NSW, Railway bridge near Petersham, Battle Bridge Creek, Petersham NSW, Title: Railway bridge near Petersham, Battle Bridge Creek, Digital ID: NRS4481[7-16214]SH1472,Series: NRS 4481.

Most likely 1886 when the track was being duplicated see photo here (Digital ID: NRS4481[7-16214]SH1474).

• The Lewisham Viaduct was completed in 1855 as part of the Sydney to Parramatta Rail line.
• Viaduct at long Cove on the Sydney and Parramatta Railway [picture] / W.G. Mason shows carriages waiting at the Viaduct.
• "This pair of trusses formed part of the 1886 railway viaduct over Long Cove Creek."...more
• "a special service, from Sydney Station to Long Cove viaduct (near the present site of Lewisham) on 24th May 1855"..more (including photograph)
• Heritage Listing including photograph
• Long Cove Rail Bridge, Ashfield, c. 1905 (ADHS collection 82046)

Railway bridge near Petersham, Battle Bridge Creek, State Archives NSW, Digital ID: NRS4481[7-16214]Sh1471 (NRS4481[7-16214]Neg_001471)

Railway bridge near Petersham, Battle Bridge Creek, State Archives NSW, Digital ID: NRS4481[7-16214]Sh1473 (NRS4481[7-16214]Neg_001473)

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