Fremantle Traffic Bridge

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Fremantle Traffic Bridge
Historic Wooden Piling Bridge, Fremantle.jpg
Coordinates 32°02′28″S115°45′16″E / 32.0412°S 115.7545°E / -32.0412; 115.7545 (Fremantle Traffic Bridge)
Carries Queen Victoria Street
Crosses Swan River
Locale Fremantle
Owner Main Roads Western Australia
Preceded by Stirling Bridge
Followed by Fremantle Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Total length219 metres
No. of lanes 4
History
Opened15 December 1939
Location
Fremantle Traffic Bridge

The Fremantle Traffic Bridge carries Queen Victoria Street over the Swan River, linking the suburbs of North Fremantle and Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia.

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History

Construction of the new bridge, c.1935, with the Old Fremantle Bridge next to it. SLWA 022433PD, Fremantle traffic bridge, 1935-6 (cropped).png
Construction of the new bridge, c.1935, with the Old Fremantle Bridge next to it.

With the 1866 built bridge connecting North Fremantle and Fremantle in urgent need of replacement, work commenced on a replacement in November 1937. [1] It was envisaged to have a short lifespan with Fremantle Harbour expected to be extended further east. [2] Hence it was built out of timber rather than concrete. It opened on 15 December 1939. [3] [4] [5]

Construction of a replacement bridge is scheduled to commence in 2021 with completion scheduled for 2026. [6] In August 2021, the project was altered with the new bridge to be built to the west of the current bridge rather than the east. [7]

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References

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This bridge exceeds to be 222.9 metres in length and 14.23 metres wide. It has a predominantly timber superstructure with a flat bituminised concrete deck carrying four lanes of traffic and a concrete pedestrian deck. As many love it, some hate it.



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