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Princes Bridge, originally Prince's Bridge, [5] is a bridge in central Melbourne, Australia that spans the Yarra River.It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in the city, and forms a gateway into the central city from the south.
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Former rail bridge for the Port Melbourne and St Kilda railway lines, first rail crossing of the Yarra, converted to pedestrian use in 2006. Evan Walker Bridge: Pedestrian-1992: Renamed in 2015 in honour of Evan Walker [5] Princes Bridge: Major Road/Tram-1888: First bridge built 1844, second bridge built 1850, current bridge built 1888. Swan ...
The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835. It begins its life in the Yarra Ranges and flows 242km west through the Yarra Valley, winding its way through Greater Melbourne before emptying into Hobsons Bay in northernmost Port Phillip.
The first section to be built was between the Princes Bridge and Punt Road to the south of the Melbourne central business district, which opened in November 1975. [4] The second section from Punt Road to the MacRobertson Bridge in Toorak and third section to Hawthorn Bridge were built in subsequent years.
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In 1850, a government-built sandstone bridge, Princes Bridge, replaced the wooden bridge. The bridge was designed by David Lennox, a Scottish-trained engineer who had arrived in Melbourne from New South Wales in 1844. The opening of the bridge was a major occasion, with Superintendent Charles La Trobe and Georgiana McCrae in attendance. [2]