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===1934 collapse=== | ===1934 collapse=== | ||
In December 1934, the bridge partially collapsed owing to damage caused to its foundations by the severe floods of that month. From 4 December, hundreds of trucks carried sandbags to the site in an attempt to shore up its supports.<ref>The Herald. ''Wallen Road Bridge Again in Danger''. 5 December 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243090810, accessed: 4 August 2018</ref> Richmond Council, the authority responsible for the bridge at the time, closed to bridge to all traffic until it could be made safe again.<ref>The Age. ''Wallen Road Bridge''. 4 December 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205084949, accessed: 4 August 2018</ref> | In December 1934, the bridge partially collapsed owing to damage caused to its foundations by the severe floods of that month. From 4 December, hundreds of trucks carried sandbags to the site in an attempt to shore up its supports.<ref>The Herald. ''Wallen Road Bridge Again in Danger''. 5 December 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243090810, accessed: 4 August 2018</ref> Richmond Council, the authority responsible for the bridge at the time, closed to bridge to all traffic until it could be made safe again.<ref>The Age. ''Wallen Road Bridge''. 4 December 1934. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205084949, accessed: 4 August 2018</ref> | ||