Bulla Bridge
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Bulla Bridge is a four span bluestone arched bridge over Deep Creek
Deep Creek (Victoria)
Deep Creek is a watercourse in the Yarra-Maribyrnong catchment area, north of Melbourne in Victoria, which arises from the confluence of a number of smaller streams draining the north eastern slopes of the Mount Macedon range and the southern slopes of the Cobaw range, both ranges being...

 in the town of Bulla
Bulla, Victoria
Bulla is a locality and township in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west from Melbourne's central business district. It is adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

, north east of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. It was constructed in 1869 by McBurnie and Ramsden, for the Shire of Bulla
Shire of Bulla
The Shire of Bulla was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 to a design of Scottish-born engineer John C Climie
John C Climie
John C Climie was a Scottish-born engineer who worked in Australia and New Zealand. He may have been working in Melbourne as early as 1856, when Austin, Climie & Co called for tenders for erecting a dwelling house for A...

 and replaced a timber bridge built in about 1859. The bridge is 126 feet long and comprises four spans each of 27 feet. It is associated with a c.1843 road cutting and early ford which was on the main road to the Victorian gold fields.
The picturesque setting has attracted a number of artists and photographers including the woodcut by Eveline Syme in the 1930s, and numerous historic photographs.
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