The film follows the reconstruction of the Greensborough footbridge after the original cable suspension bridge was swept away in the River Plenty floods of 1974. The Shire of Diamond Valley contracted B.C.S. Consulting Engineers and Surveyors and Gibbs Bright & Co, timber suppliers to rebuild the bridge. The Greensborough Bridge is unique in that it is the first structure of its kind to be made of pine, is the longest footbridge in Australia and was aesthetically designed to blend in perfect harmony with its rural surroundings.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008263
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Timber - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Diamond Valley (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → River Plenty (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Nature (Aesthetics)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Timber - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nature (Aesthetics)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bridge construction - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bridges - Design
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)