The construction of the Stony Creek Trestle Bridge not far from Lakes Entrance, which was part of a 97km extension of the rail line between Melbourne and Bairnsdale to reach Orbost, began in 1916. The terrain was extremely rugged, and the project was reputed to be the most difficult rail project ever tackled in Victoria. You may agree when you see the measurements: 247 metres in length. over 20 metres in height and built from Red Iron-bark and Grey Box Timber (very hard). All of the timber materials were felled and gathered from local forests, and is a fine example and testament to the early engineering skills of Australian pioneers. In the early days of the trestle bridge Steam driven locomotives operated across the bridge until 1957 when diesel locomotives were introduced.