Hillas Creek Bridge aka Little Harbour Bridge

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Tim the Yowie Man marks the 200th anniversary of the Hume and Hovell expedition by highlighting his favourite historic bridges on the old Hume Highway.

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00:00Today, with its locked farm gate at one end and its deck covered in sheep manure,

00:07it's hard to believe that this bridge was once one of the busiest on the Hume Highway.

00:14Located between Tarkatta and Gundagai, thousands of cars passed over this bridge

00:20between 1938 when it opened just before Christmas and when it closed in 1986.

00:28During this time, there were unfortunately many accidents on the approaches to the bridge

00:32and also, as you can see, it's so narrow that often cars lost side mirrors as they passed each other.

00:40And in case you're wondering, yes, because of its design, it did earn the nickname

00:46the Little Sydney Harbour Bridge.

00:50Another hidden treasure along the Hume Highway.

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