Old Junction Bridge

Old Junction Bridge, built in 1863, and restored by the Neergabby Community Association and the Shire of Gingin in 2005, provided the original crossing over the Gingin Brook for livestock and drovers on the 'Old North Road' stock route.

In 2003 Jim Paton was commissioned by the Neergabby Community Association to prepare a Conservation Plan and a copy is available here.

The Heritage Council of Western Australia has included Old Junction Bridge as Place Number 13064 on the inHerit register of State Registered places. Further information is available from the inHerit Record available here.

A history of the bridge has been prepared by the Shire of Gingin and is as follows:

Superstructure replaced 1905 including halfcaps to replace fullcaps. Restored with new jarrah decking and handrails by the Shire of Gingin and the Neergabby Community Association in 2005. The bridge has the oldest surviving timber bridge piers known in WA. It was built in 1863 64 at a cost of 108 pounds by R.Cousins. Drovers on the Stock Route contributed to its financing, as did the Government. The bridge proved very successful, but was inundated by very high floods. It was continually in use by drovers on the Stock Route until the Midland Railway was completed in 1894, diminishing the traffic greatly. In 2002 the western end of the bridge collapsed and urgent repairs were required. Superstructure replaced 1905 including halfcaps to replace fullcaps. Restored with new jarrah decking and handrails by the Shire of Gingin and the Neergabby Community Association in 2005.