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Lewisham viaducts have moderate archaeological potential. Any evidence of the 1882 Lattice trusses on the suburban lines has been removed when replacement with plate web girders in 1998. However the pair of original 1886 Whipple trusses that have been retained on site and put on display under the
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1595:Goongoongup
1482:Bridgewater
1463:Algebuckina
1139:Wallerawang
1134:Wagga Wagga
1104:Strathfield
1039:Marrangaroo
824:Attribution
459:Description
376:Summer Hill
221:Track gauge
134:Summer Hill
114:, Australia
69: /
57:151°08′41″E
44:Coordinates
1629:Categories
1338:Deep Creek
1300:Queensland
1192:Emu Plains
1094:Springwood
1074:Queanbeyan
1054:Narrandera
979:Emu Plains
949:Canterbury
723:References
300:Designated
104:Inner West
54:33°53′32″S
1590:Fremantle
1567:Sandridge
1560:Fairfield
1528:Heyington
1348:Etheridge
1343:Dickabram
1318:Angellala
1313:Alexandra
1255:Yarraford
1241:Sunnyside
1149:Woolbrook
1049:Moss Vale
939:Bowenfels
843:CC-BY 4.0
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441:Petersham
424:Granville
388:Australia
1552:Tocumwal
1524:Hawthorn
1519:Cremorne
1497:Victoria
1487:Longford
1474:Tasmania
1428:Woolooga
1423:Swansons
1388:Merivale
1358:Humphery
1328:Burdekin
1227:Old Como
1171:Colinton
1157:Bathurst
1129:Tocumwal
1119:Tamworth
1044:Menangle
1034:Lewisham
999:Gundagai
989:Goulburn
794:. H01043
649:See also
372:Lewisham
348:Location
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176:Material
123:Lewisham
1613:Bunbury
1605:Narrows
1378:Lockyer
1220:Manilla
1199:Gulgong
1144:Wambool
1114:Tahmoor
1079:Redfern
1064:Penrith
1019:Lismore
1014:Kempsey
994:Grafton
974:Dunmore
944:Burwood
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846:licence
814:licence
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414:History
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256:History
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92:Crosses
82:Carries
1582:former
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1353:Harlin
1308:Albert
1248:Ultimo
1185:Dundee
1164:Bredbo
1069:Picton
1059:Orange
911:former
798:2 June
400:agency
380:Sydney
211:tracks
156:Design
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119:Begins
108:Sydney
100:Locale
1368:Imbil
1124:Taree
1084:Rydal
969:Dubbo
964:Cowra
924:Bargo
566:truss
502:piers
449:Nowra
398:, an
196:Brick
185:Steel
141:Owner
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1178:Como
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