Pyalong Trestle Bridge Traditional Cache
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You are looking for a clip-top Sistema container with log and swaps, you may need to BYO pen.
** It is NOT located on the bridge ***
It is near where you might park the car for a good view.
While traveling through Pyalong I stopped to show a friend the impressive trestle bridge. I was surprised to discover there were no geocaches nearby! I felt I must remedy this and share this fantastic tresure with you.
The Rail Bridge over Mollison's Creek was constructed for the Victorian Railways in 1889 by McDermott & Sons along the Wandong-Bendigo line. The line was closed in 1968. The Rail Bridge and line were used to supply the Bendigo mines with shaft timbers. The line was also very important for local produce, being used in the transportation of wool and sheep. It is a 26-span, timber trestle bridge, which had a timber deck that carried a single track over Mollison's Creek. The bridge is architecturally significant as a representative and substantially intact example of a timber trestle bridge using stay piles and timber longitudinal girders supporting a timber rail deck. It is a notable example of a timber trestle bridge construction, which demonstrates a distinctive and presently rarely used construction method that utilises the best qualities of native bush timbers.
Info from Victorian Heritage Register: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;963
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Fgbc ng gur zrgny oneevre.