Macquarie Culvert
Macquarie Culvert | |
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Royal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Official name | Macquarie Culvert |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1813 |
| Construction end | 1816 |
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The Macquarie Culvert is a double brick
Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia.[2] The culvert was probably built at the same time as the original road, between 1813 and 1816,[1] making it almost certainly the oldest bridge in Australia.[2]
The original Mrs Macquarie's Road ran from the original Government House (now the Museum of Sydney) to Yurong or Anson Point,[3][4] now known as Mrs Macquarie's Point.[1][2] It was built on the instruction of Governor Lachlan Macquarie for the benefit of his wife Elizabeth.[2] There is no other remaining evidence of the original road.[1]
The culvert was restored in 2002.[5][6]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d Our Convict Heritage (Sign near the culvert in the Royal Botanic Gardens). 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Yurong Point and Mrs Macquaries Chair". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Mrs Macquaries Chair". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Woodford, James (24 June 2002). "Mrs Macquarie's footsteps 200 years down the track". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Convict-built culvert reopens at Royal Botanic Gardens after conservation" (Press release). Botanic Gardens Trust. 22 June 2002. Archived from the original on 6 July 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
