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The bridge commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788. The time capsule to be opened in 2038 was buried at the site in 1989.
The Bicentenary marked the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), commander of the First Fleet, established the foundations of a British colony at Sydney Cove on the 26 January 1788.
Location
| Address: | Meninya Street, Moama, 2731 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.121406 Long: 144.753651 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Plaque :
Historic bridges of New South Wales
Echuca - Moama Bridge of Murray River
Starting a punt service about 1853, Henry Hopwood soon opened a floating bridge, having ten timber bowstring spans on iron pontoons and movable sections to let vessels through.
Built by Walker and Halliday of Carlton, Vic, to link NSW and Victorian rail lines, this bridge was completed in December 1878.
Crowds thronged onto it on 1 January 1901 to celebrate Federation and after patriotic processions from both sides, exchange greetings under a triumphal arch.
Erected to celebrate Australia`s Bicentenary in 1988 by the Department of Main Roads and the National Roads & Motorists` Association (N.R.M.A.)
