Tribunal orders last-minute reprieve for bridge Launceston council says is illegal

Councillor Pentridge argues the bridge did not need build approval because it was replacing a former wooden structure. (Supplied: TASCAT)

A Tasmanian councillor has been given an interim reprieve from having to dismantle an alleged illegal cattle bridge, but the structure cannot be used while legal proceedings continue to play out.

Joseph Pentridge, who also uses the surname Pintarich, was elected to the council last October.