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McDonald Truss Bridges, Galston Gorge, 1893
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DateBetween 1st January 1893 and 31st December 1893
DescriptionConstruction of the Galston to Hornsby road via the Gorge commenced in 1891 and took almost four years to complete. Two McDonald truss bridges were built to provide vehicular access, costing £2,651. They were completed approximately one year before the road was opened to traffic on 9th March 1895.
Construction of the road was a major public works undertaking costing £4,800. It was difficult task involving the movement of 40,000 cubic yards of rock by hand with horse drawn drays using ropes, drag lines and pulleys on the steep mountainside.
The bridge in the foreground, the longer 90’(approx. 27 metre) bridge over Berowra Creek, was washed away in a flood and replaced with a concrete bridge in 1937.
The remaining bridge over Tunks creek was the shorter of the two at 65’(approx. 20 metres).Physical FormatGalston GorgeDimensionsRobert Green Collection
DescriptionConstruction of the Galston to Hornsby road via the Gorge commenced in 1891 and took almost four years to complete. Two McDonald truss bridges were built to provide vehicular access, costing £2,651. They were completed approximately one year before the road was opened to traffic on 9th March 1895.Construction of the road was a major public works undertaking costing £4,800. It was difficult task involving the movement of 40,000 cubic yards of rock by hand with horse drawn drays using ropes, drag lines and pulleys on the steep mountainside.
The bridge in the foreground, the longer 90’(approx. 27 metre) bridge over Berowra Creek, was washed away in a flood and replaced with a concrete bridge in 1937.
The remaining bridge over Tunks creek was the shorter of the two at 65’(approx. 20 metres).
Physical FormatGalston GorgeDimensionsRobert Green CollectionLocation
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McDonald Truss Bridges, Galston Gorge, 1893 (Between 1st January 1893 and 31st December 1893). Hornsby Shire, accessed 29/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/2599