The Heritage listed Corkscrew Road Bridge over Kororoit Creek (Eastern Branch) has the date 1861 engraved into the keystone panels set into the outside of the parapets which makes it amongst the oldest bluestone arch bridges in Victoria.
Imagine, if you can, the apprehension of drivers and passengers approaching the notorious ‘Corkscrew Road Bridge’ in those first 100 years after 1861, especially the western approach with its steep decent and unfenced, northern drop off.
Initially they would have travelled in horse-drawn vehicles and later, more and more, with motorised carriages and then ‘primitive’ (by today’s standard) cars and trucks, many with inferior braking systems.
After signing the log, continue on down to the bridge to marvel at this wonderful example of the stonemasons craft and engineering and try to visualise the terrors of the western approach in those bygone days.
PLEASE, DO NOT attempt to access this cache from the Freeway, it is both dangerous and illegal.
The access road can be entered approximately 2.5 km south-east of GZ.
Enjoy