Seafarers Bridge
Appearance
Seafarers Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37°49′25″S 144°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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seafarers Bridge (Melbourne, 2009)". Structurae. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Seafarers Bridge Grimshaw Architects
- ^ Seafarers Bridge, South Wharf City of Melbourne
External links
[edit] Media related to Seafarers Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Bridges completed in 2009
- Bridges over the Yarra River
- Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
- Cable-stayed bridges in Australia
- Pedestrian bridges in Melbourne
- Steel bridges in Australia
- 2009 establishments in Australia
- Australian bridge (structure) stubs
- Victoria (state) building and structure stubs