Seafarers Bridge | |
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 Night View of the Seafarers Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 37°49′25″S144°57′07″E / 37.823572°S 144.951915°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, Bicycles |
| Crosses | Yarra River |
| Locale | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Maintained by | City of Melbourne |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Longest span | 75 metres (246 ft) |
| History | |
| Architect | Grimshaw Architects |
| Engineering design by | Brown Consulting |
| Constructed by | Fitzgerald Constructions |
| Construction end | January 2009 |
| Location | |
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The Seafarers Bridge is a footbridge over the Yarra River between Docklands and South Wharf in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The bridge connects the north and south banks of the river while providing a formal entrance to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. The bridge main span is supported by steel ties connected to elliptical arches, with three arches on the north side and four arches on the south side. [1] [2]
The bridge was named in homage to the ‘Mission to Seafarers’ centre located nearby on the northern bank of the Yarra River and to represent Melbourne's rich maritime history. [3]
