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This is Australia’s oldest stone-arch bridge. When Richmond Bridge was finished in 1825, the 135 foot span over the Coal River was named Bigge’s Bridge. Convicts quarried the sandstone by hand from Butcher’s Hill. The work was supervised by William Wilson, the Superintendent of Stonemasons and the first Colonial Architect of Van Diemen’s Land. During colonial times, this bridge was an essential transportation link between Hobart Town and the penal colony at Port Arthur. Now, the riverbank is a delightful place to picnic on the lawn and feed the ducks. Hopefully, your family time will not be spoiled by the ghostly appearance of George Grover. He was the cruel flogger at Richmond Gaol when convicts murdered him at this landmark in 1832.

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Richmond Bridge in Richmond, Australia

Richmond Bridge, Bridge St, Richmond TAS 7025, Australia

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