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was erected on the riverbank near to where the bridge was once accessed from the south opposite the
Criterion Hotel on 27 August 1988. The plaque commemorates both the first Fitzroy Bridge and the pioneering work of its designer Frederick John Byerley.
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was opened in 1899, it was the only bridge crossing the river. Prior to it being built, residents were ferried across the river on a steam
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along with a gold pen and pencil as a token of the respect the bridge workers had for him during construction of the bridge.
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appearance. Most noticeably, the tops of its piers were designed as
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427:"PRESENTATION TO FREDERICK J. BY ERLEY ESQ"
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447:"CITY'S GREATEST HISTORIC DOUBLE"
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367:"THE FITZROY BRIDGE"
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