This is a detailed model of the railway bridge, as built by the VR Ways and Works Branch, to span the Tambo River near the town of Bruthen on the line to Orbost in Gippsland, Eastern Victoria, in 1916. The bridge is constructed from a mixture of 2 rolled steel joist spans and 5 65 Ft (20 M) riveted girder spans on 6 mass concrete piers. It is otherwise provided with a transverse Timber decking as per standard VR practice.