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Warloch Ponds Bridge
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Place
A steel and concrete structure spanning Elsey Creek on an old section of the Stuart Highway 18km south of Mataranka.
The Warloch Ponds Bridge is the longest one-lane road bridge of its type in the Northern Territory and is a good example of World War II heavy engineering. It reflects technical accomplishment and achievement particularly in view of its remote location. The bridge, one of seven of its type en-route to Darwin, has historic and engineering significance as a structure directly associated with development of the Stuart Highway, the military build-up in the Northern Territory and military control of the Darwin region during World War II. The bridge has also acquired historic significance through its association with road transport in the post war development of the Darwin and Katherine regions.
28/02/2003
28/02/2003
27/06/2003
No further action
30/07/2008
24/10/2008
11/04/2009
05/11/2008
HAC2003/0001
Historic
Roper Gulf Shire
Photo
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewWarlochPondsRoadBridge 151215_LR1.JPGRoad bridge – detail of support framing29/JUL/21
ViewWarlochPondsRoadBridge 151215_LR2.JPGRoad bridge looking north, showing concrete deck29/JUL/21
ViewWarlochPondsRoadBridge 151215_LR3.JPGRoad bridge looking south29/JUL/21
ViewWarlochPondsRoadBridge 151215_LR4.JPGRoad bridge over the Elsey Creek29/JUL/21
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Further Information
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewWarloch Ponds road bridge.pdfBackground Historical Information21/MAR/11
ViewInstrument and Gazettal.pdfInstrument and Gazettal04/FEB/09
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Approximate Location
   
LAIS KeyStreet NumberStreet NameSuburbLocation CodeLot NumberLTO PlanPartTenure
000 05417 2945ROPERELSEY0005417 - - Freehold
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