The Moorabool Viaduct on the Melbourne a…

Scarce, large engraving of Moorabool Viaduct which was opened in 1862 to carry the Geelong-Ballarat railway over the river valley.

It is 442 metres long, made from bluestone and iron and remains in use today, having been reinforced in steel in 1918 to a design of Victorian Railways engineer Frederick Esling.

From the original edition of the Illustrated London News.

References:
De Vries, L. History as Hot News: World of the Early Victorians Through the Eyes of the “Illustrated London News”.. London 1996.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 8438724
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF 052 IL696I
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74Vv5Oy4wEgl