Bridge - Whitelaw Creek

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Place type: Locality
Town or Locality: Gawler East


Whitelaw Creek Bridge is a road bridge over Whitelaw Creek on Harris Road in Gawler East.

Creek crossing under Harris rd Gawler

The 1998 heritage report records is as follows:[1]

Two solid bluestone walled embankments standing in Whitelaw Creek supporting several large logs with a span of 2.7 metres. Old log bridge is currently covered by reinforced-concrete road.

This is a rare surviving example of a log and stone bridge.

[…] displaying a traditional construction method for bridges, many of which were required in colonial Gawler.

This bridge is a fine surviving example of 19th century bridge which displays traditional bridge building techniques.

Please click here to view historical information from the 1998 Danvers Heritage Survey regarding this location. <1>

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