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Contributed by Steve Hodder
The first bridge spanning Brummagem Creek was a wooden structure, built in 1872, the same year the Dubbo Municipal District came into being.
The wooden bridge was replaced with a concrete structure in 1907. The old wooden bridge remained in use until it was demolished in 1938.
The construction of the concrete bridge was a joint project between the Timbrebongie Shire and the Talbragar Shire.
The Timbrebongie Shire was a former Local Government Area in the Narromine district, established in 1906 and amalgamated with Narromine Municipality Council in 1981.
Talbragar Shire was a former Local Government Area in the Dubbo district, established in 1906 and absorbed by Dubbo City Council in 1980.
The old concrete bridge remained in use for about 90 years; it was demolished in 2016.
The current bridge was built as part of Mitchell Highway upgrades in the 1980s-90s.
The name Brummagem has British origins.
People from Birmingham are known as Brummies, a term derived from the city's nickname of Brum, which originates from the city's old name, Brummagem, which in turn is thought to have derived from the hamlet of Bromwich or ‘Bromwich-ham,’ (pronounced Brommichem).

