Barrack Street Bridge

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Barrack Street Bridge
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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
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History
Construction start1907
Construction end1908
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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]

The Perth Railway Crossing Improvement Act 1892, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 13 January 1893, authorised the construction of the brdige and closure of the level crossings on Stirling Street. [6]

Current bridge

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Looking south from the north east side of bridge

The Perth Railway Crossing Amendment Act 1906, assented to on 14 December 1906, authorised the demolishing of the old bridge and the building of a new one. [7]

The current bridge, built in 19071908, [8] [9] [10] [11] was a dominant feature countered by the Horseshoe Bridge at the western end of the railway station. [12] Parts of the construction included Donnybrook stone and Meckering granite. [13]

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.
  3. "New Beaufort Street Bridge". The Daily News . Perth: National Library of Australia. 15 March 1907. p. 8 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. HRRC (1900), Original Barrack Street Bridge soon after tram track laying in 1900 , retrieved 13 February 2014
  5. "THE FIRST BARRACK STREET BRIDGE DEMOLISHED IN 1894". Western Mail . Perth: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1908. p. 25. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. "Perth Railway Crossing Improvement Act 1892". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 13 January 1893. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. "Perth Railway Crossing Amendment Act 1906". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 14 December 1906. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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  9. "OUR ILLUSTRATIONS". Western Mail . Perth: National Library of Australia. 5 January 1907. p. 33. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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  11. "A VIEW OF THE NEW BARRACK STREET BRIDGE, NOW NEARING COMPLETION". Western Mail . Perth: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1908. p. 26. Retrieved 13 February 2014.,
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