Road users eagerly awaited railway in 1850s

By Berrima District Historical and Family History Society
Updated November 25 2013 - 11:39am, first published 12:00am
TRUSS BRIDGE: The 1860 two-pier replacement bridge at Berrima was enlarged in 1897 to three spans (pictured) and served until 1963.
TRUSS BRIDGE: The 1860 two-pier replacement bridge at Berrima was enlarged in 1897 to three spans (pictured) and served until 1963.
LENNOX BRIDGE: Sketch by Surveyor-General Mitchell of the 1836 Berrima bridge designed by colonial architect David Lennox.
LENNOX BRIDGE: Sketch by Surveyor-General Mitchell of the 1836 Berrima bridge designed by colonial architect David Lennox.
TRUSS BRIDGE: The 1860 two-pier replacement bridge at Berrima was enlarged in 1897 to three spans (pictured) and served until 1963.
TRUSS BRIDGE: The 1860 two-pier replacement bridge at Berrima was enlarged in 1897 to three spans (pictured) and served until 1963.
BRIDGE ART: Watercolour based on Mitchell's sketch of the 1836 Berrima bridge. Original in Dixon Library, Sydney. 
Photos: BDH&FHS
BRIDGE ART: Watercolour based on Mitchell's sketch of the 1836 Berrima bridge. Original in Dixon Library, Sydney. Photos: BDH&FHS

AN event of momentous importance in the history of the Wingecarribee district was the construction of the railway line through it.

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