Stirling Bridge

This article is about the bridge in Western Australia. For the bridge in Scotland, see Stirling Old Bridge. For the battle in 1297, see Battle of Stirling Bridge.

Stirling Bridge
Coordinates	32°02′21″S115°45′34″E / 32.0392°S 115.7594°E / -32.0392; 115.7594 (Stirling Bridge)
Carries	Stirling Highway
Crosses	Swan River
Locale	Fremantle
Owner	Main Roads Western Australia
Preceded by	Narrows Bridge
Followed by	Fremantle Traffic Bridge (2027 est.)
Characteristics
Total length	415 metres
Width	16 metres
Clearance above	9 metres
No. of lanes	4
History
Constructed by	J. O. Clough and Son
Opened	17 May 1974
Location
Interactive map of Stirling Bridge

Stirling Bridge carries Stirling Highway over the Swan River, linking the suburbs of North Fremantle and East Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia.

History

Stirling Bridge is a seven span twin post-tensioned segmental spine concrete bridge, with an overall length of 415 metres (1,362 ft). Built by J. O. Clough and Son, it was officially opened by Premier Charles Court on 17 May 1974. ^{[1] : 15  [2]}

References

1. "Roads". Australian Transport . Canberra: Department of Transport. March 1975. ISSN   0005-0385. OCLC   832575052.
2. "Nomination of Stirling Bridge for an Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Award" (PDF). Engineers Australia . July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

External links

Media related to Stirling Bridge at Wikimedia Commons