The first Barron River Bridge was built by John Holland Constructions in 1977. On 12 August 1978 it was named after William Walter Mason, the first settler who bought land on the north side of the Barron River in 1882.[3]
The first bridge was converted to southbound traffic after the second northbound bridge was built in 1988 as part of the highway duplication project. Both bridges are known as the William Walter Mason Bridges.[3]
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^"Stratford Heritage Trail" (PDF). Stratford Community Association. (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
^. Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ab"W W Mason & Acacia Bank". Stratford Heritage Trail. Stratford and Freshwater Community Association. from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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