Barrack Street Bridge

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Barrack Street Bridge
Governor class leaving Perth Railway station 1930s.jpg
Barrack Street Bridge viewed from the east with Perth Railway Station visible just behind the bridge, c.1930s.
Coordinates 31°57′07″S115°51′42″E / 31.951915°S 115.861562°E / -31.951915; 115.861562 (Barrack Street Bridge)
Carries Beaufort Street
Crosses Eastern Railway
Characteristics
Material
History
Construction start1907
Construction end1908
Location
Moving across the railway
Barrack Street Bridge (1) is situated east of Perth Station (2) and Horseshoe Bridge (3). Pedestrians may also pass between the Perth CBD and Northbridge across Yagan Square (4), and between the CBD and Perth Cultural Centre via Padbury Walk (5), Upper Level Walkway (6) and Gallery Walk (7). King Street (8) is further west.

Barrack Street Bridge is the second crossing of the Eastern Railway line at its location just north of the Barrack Street intersection with Wellington Street at the eastern end of the Perth Railway Station yard in Perth, Western Australia. [lower-alpha 1] Despite its name the bridge carries Beaufort Street, [2] although it has been called Beaufort Street Bridge. [3]

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The development of the Eastern Railway through Perth created a large yard and railway station area that separated the Perth central business district (CBD) from its adjacent northern streets. The first railway bridge at Barrack Street was timber, and in repair on a regular basis. [4] It was demolished in 1894. [5]

Current bridge

Looking south from the north east side of bridge Barrack Street Bridge east side.jpg
Looking south from the north east side of bridge

The current bridge, built in 19071908, [6] [7] [8] [9] was a dominant feature countered by the Horseshoe Bridge at the western end of the railway station. [10] Parts of the construction included Donnybrook stone and Meckering granite. [11]

It was also a location for paintings and photographs of the Perth railway station over time.

It lost its dominance in the landscape with the construction of the multi story car park adjacent to the west, in the late 20th century. Significant parts of the original railings were truncated by changes of the adjacent streets, but the lamps and fittings have been retained on the shortened sections.

Notes

  1. Not to be confused with the 1902 proposal for a bridge from Barrack Street to South Perth. [1]

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References

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  2. Main Roads Western Australia. Road Information Mapping System (Map). Government of Western Australia. Structure Number 0949A. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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