Seafarers Bridge

Footbridge across the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia

37°49′25″S 144°57′07″E / 37.823572°S 144.951915°E / -37.823572; 144.951915CarriesPedestrians, BicyclesCrossesYarra RiverLocaleMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMaintained byCity of MelbourneCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayed bridgeMaterialSteelLongest span75 metres (246 ft)HistoryArchitectGrimshaw PartnersEngineering design byBrown ConsultingConstructed byFitzgerald Constructions AustraliaConstruction endJanuary 2009LocationMap

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 and 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]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Seafarers Bridge (Melbourne, 2009)". Structurae. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

Media related to Seafarers Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

  • Seafarers Bridge at Grimshaw website Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  • Seafarers Bridge at Brown Consulting website
  • Seafarers Bridge at City of Melbourne website
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