Gobarralong
Bridge Damaged 23
August 1899 The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining
Advocate |
The recent flood in the Murrumbidgee
gave the bridge at Gobarralong its first trial of strength with flood waters.
The structure did not withstand the
trial successfully, as the centre of the bridge has now a slight bend on it,
the water shifting the piles some 8 or 10 inches. A great deal of debris collected
against the bridge, and it took several days to remove the obstructions. It
is freely predicted by residents that the next flood, if any way severe, will
sweep the bridge away. |