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Richmond Bridge
Constructed by convict hard labor between 1823 and 1825, Richmond Bridge in Tasmania is the oldest stone arch bridge still in continuous use in Australia. Crossing the Coal River just north of Hobart, this iconic sandstone structure is famous not only for its early colonial engineering, but also for its grim history of convict brutality. The bridge is reputedly haunted by the ghost of George Grover, a tyrannical convict overseer who was thrown off the parapet to his death in 1832, as well as an enigmatic spectral hound known as the Richmond ghost dog.