Causeway Bridges - Perth , Western Australia - Engineering Landmarks on Waymarking.com

This is the third crossing of the Swan River at this point, the first was completed in 1841, costing £449.10s ( $900 ). In 1862 the original causeway was almost destroyed after being under seven or eight feet (2.1 to 2.4 m) of flood water, as a result of this a replacement bridge was designed, built and opened in 1867.
The current Causeway was built between 1947 and 1952 and is made up of two bridges, meeting at Heirisson Island.The southeastern bridge is the longer of the two, at 737 feet (225 m) long made up of 11 spans, the northwestern bridge is shorter, at only 382 feet (116 m) in length, and has five spans
The Causeway bridges were entered on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places on 30 October 1998. They were also classified by the National Trust on 8 June 1998.
The Bridges were awarded an Engineering Heritage Marker in August 2012

Location: Causeway East Perth Western Australia Type of structure/site: Bridge Date of Construction: 1947 - 1952 Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Main Roads W.A. Engineering Organization Listing: Engineers Australia Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Web Site: Not listed

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