Melton Viaduct Explained

Melton Viaduct
Coordinates:-37.7166°N 144.5417°W
Map Relief:yes
Location:Serviceton railway line, Brookfield, City of Melton, Victoria, Australia
Beginning Label:Design period
Built:1885
Owner:Victorian Railways
Designation1:Victorian Heritage Register
Designation1 Offname:Railway viaduct over Melton Reservoir
Designation1 Date:8 October 2013
Designation1 Number:H2327

Melton Viaduct is a railway viaduct south west of the city of Melton in Victoria, Australia. The 357m (1,171feet) viaduct carries the Serviceton railway line over the valley of the Werribee River, now dammed to create Melton Reservoir.[1] The girder and trestle viaduct was built in 1885 by Victorian Railways to establish a direct rail route between the cities of Melbourne and Ballarat.

The viaduct was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register in 2013.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway viaduct over Melton Reservoir . Victorian Heritage Database . Heritage Victoria . 4 October 2019.