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Coordinates | 37°49′23″S 144°57′21″E / 37.822942°S 144.955893°E |
Carries | Road, trams, pedestrians |
Crosses | Yarra River |
Locale | Melbourne, Australia |
Characteristics | |
Material | All steel superstructure [1] |
Total length | 405 ft (123 m) [2] |
Width | 80.6 ft (24.6 m) Roadway 12 ft (3.7 m) footways [2] |
Height | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) [3] |
Longest span | 130 ft (40 m) [4] [5] |
No. of spans | 3 [2] |
Piers in water | Concrete on cylindrical caissons faced with bluestone down to rock [2] |
History | |
Architect | Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Mr Oakley Mr Kermode Mr Perrin [6] |
Engineering design by | Mr W. D. Chapman [7] |
Constructed by | Railways Construction Branch |
Construction start | 28 October 1927 [8] |
Construction end | 1930 |
Construction cost | £168,700 [7] [9] |
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The Spencer Street Bridge is a road and tram bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. It connects Spencer Street on the north bank with Clarendon Street on the south. The idea of a bridge at that point was first proposed in the mid-19th century. [10]
The design of the bridge was the result of a public competition, announced in November 1925. [11] It was won by Messrs. Edward Saunders and Alan Wilson, engineers, in conjunction with Messrs. Alfred R. La Gerche and W. E. Gower, architects. [12] The first pile was driven in October 1927. [10]
During construction engineers knew deep foundations would be required to find bedrock but, at 20 metres below sea level, they struck a red gum stump that took three weeks work to remove. It was dated at about 8,000 years old and appeared to have lived for well over 400 years. [13] The cantilever girder type, with steel girder suspended span bridge was completed in 1930, [2] [14] with an adjacent glass and steel covered footbridge built alongside in 1998, as part of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Spencer Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37°49′23″S 144°57′21″E / 37.822942°S 144.955893°E |
Carries | Road, trams, pedestrians |
Crosses | Yarra River |
Locale | Melbourne, Australia |
Characteristics | |
Material | All steel superstructure [1] |
Total length | 405 ft (123 m) [2] |
Width | 80.6 ft (24.6 m) Roadway 12 ft (3.7 m) footways [2] |
Height | 28.5 ft (8.7 m) [3] |
Longest span | 130 ft (40 m) [4] [5] |
No. of spans | 3 [2] |
Piers in water | Concrete on cylindrical caissons faced with bluestone down to rock [2] |
History | |
Architect | Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Mr Oakley Mr Kermode Mr Perrin [6] |
Engineering design by | Mr W. D. Chapman [7] |
Constructed by | Railways Construction Branch |
Construction start | 28 October 1927 [8] |
Construction end | 1930 |
Construction cost | £168,700 [7] [9] |
Location | |
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The Spencer Street Bridge is a road and tram bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. It connects Spencer Street on the north bank with Clarendon Street on the south. The idea of a bridge at that point was first proposed in the mid-19th century. [10]
The design of the bridge was the result of a public competition, announced in November 1925. [11] It was won by Messrs. Edward Saunders and Alan Wilson, engineers, in conjunction with Messrs. Alfred R. La Gerche and W. E. Gower, architects. [12] The first pile was driven in October 1927. [10]
During construction engineers knew deep foundations would be required to find bedrock but, at 20 metres below sea level, they struck a red gum stump that took three weeks work to remove. It was dated at about 8,000 years old and appeared to have lived for well over 400 years. [13] The cantilever girder type, with steel girder suspended span bridge was completed in 1930, [2] [14] with an adjacent glass and steel covered footbridge built alongside in 1998, as part of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]