Fremantle Traffic Bridge - 1939 - Fremantle, Western Australia
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S 32° 02.539 E 115° 45.277
50H E 382417 N 6454195
A timber bridge built in 1939 and expected to last for 40 years
Waymark Code: WMNTGG
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 05/01/2015
Views: 5
Fremantle Traffic Bridge is 222.9 metres long and 14.23 metres wide. The timber piles, which are predominately jarrah are encased in concrete,the bridge has three navigation aches , two 16m wide and the third 12m.
The first bridge at this location was convict built in 1866 , but was found to be unsafe in the 1890's and a new low level temporary bridge was constructed , however this bridge only lasted a few years and the original bridge was renovated and widened, Work on the present bridge commenced in May 1937 and was completed in December 1939, the orignal bridge was later demolished in 1947.
The plaque reads :-
Department of Main Roads
This Bridge
Was opened by the
Hon J.C. Willcock M.L.A.
Premier
15th December 1939
Hon H. Millington M.L.A. E. Tindale M.Inst.C.E.
Minister of Works .. Commissioner of Main Roads
Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 15th December 1939
Date stone, plaque location.: south end , west side
Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Swan River
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed
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