Darebin Creek Bridge, Melbourne

#382 among attractions in Melbourne

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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 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 farthing for every pig that crossed the bridge and up to eighteen pence for a carriage with four horses. ()

Coordinates: 37°46'44"S, 145°2'8"E

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Darebin (Alphington)Melbourne Australia

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Darebin Creek Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Outer Circle Trail, Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, Heidelberg Town Hall, Darebin International Sports Centre.

0.9 miSW
Cycling, Bike path
Outer Circle Trail, Melbourne
23 min walk • The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, Anniversary Outer Circle Trail, or even the Outer Circle Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which partly follows the Alamein Line through the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1 miW
Monuments and statues
Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, Melbourne
25 min walk • The Fairfield Industrial Dog Object is a huge sculpture in hardwood of a canine in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield, Victoria, Australia.
1.1 miNE
City hall, Art Deco architecture
Heidelberg Town Hall, Melbourne
27 min walk • Heidelberg Town Hall is a civic building located on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Darebin International Sports Centre, Melbourne
31 min walk • The Darebin International Sports Centre is an athletic facility in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. DISC is the home of the State Lawn Bowls Centre, the State Cycling Centre and the State Football Centre.
1.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
John Cain Memorial Reserve, Melbourne
31 min walk • John Cain Memorial Reserve, is an Australian soccer ground in Thornbury, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The 9000 capacity venue is home to Northcote City. John Cain Memorial Reserve was named after John Cain 'Senior' former Victorian Premier and father of John Cain former Premier of Victoria 1982–90.