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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.
Princes Bridge was a Melbourne railway station built in 1859 and was the terminus for all trains on what are now the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines. The station was named after the adjacent Princes Bridge , which crosses the Yarra River .
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 ...
This is a list of major bridges in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: . Bolte Bridge; Charles Grimes Bridge; Church Street Bridge; Cremorne Railway Bridge; Darebin Creek Bridge; Evan Walker Bridge
Pages in category "Bridges in Melbourne" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Princes Bridge; Q. Queens Bridge (Melbourne) S.
Batman had a home built on the site for his children, which became a schoolhouse in 1839. Warehouses were erected on the site after the schoolhouse was razed in 1853. The Princes Bridge Hotel opened there on 1 July 1861 by John P. Toohey and his brother who later went on to found the Tooheys Beer brand.
John Harry Grainger (30 November 1854 [1] – 15 April 1917 [2]) was an Australian architect and civil engineer, who was also the father of musician Percy Grainger.Over his long career, between 1878 and 1915, he designed 14 bridges, notably Princes Bridge in Melbourne, and as an architect, designed half a dozen major public buildings, mainly in New Zealand, Perth, and Melbourne, notably the WA ...
The Race To Prince's Bridge was an annual swimming race in the Yarra River, Melbourne, Australia. The race was "one of the chief swimming events in the world", [1] with a world record 623 entrants in 1929. [1] The race ceased running in 1991 due to high levels of pollution in the Yarra River. [2]