Calls for bypass to help preserve Australia's oldest bridge at Richmond in Tasmania | ABC News

It's home to the oldest surviving bridge in Australia .. but there are concerns the Tasmanian town of Richmond is facing a traffic problem.
An increasing number of cars, buses and trucks are crossing the town's convict-built stone bridge every days .. prompting renewed calls for a bypass.

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