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The bridge superstructure consists of five 33.5m long main spans the river, with five smaller spans between 12m and 24m in length over the existing wharf and riverbank. Each of the bridges carries four traffic lanes in one direction, and a footpath. Computer analysis was required during design due to
177:) began construction on the bridge and its approach roads in January 1975. It connected Footscray Road on the northern side of the river to Johnson, Lorimer, Montague and Brady Streets on the south side of the river, and was designed to be compatible with a future extension of the
181:. The low clearance of the new bridge over the water would prevent shipping access to wharves and dry-dock facilities upstream, resulting in the closure of a number of the river wharves on the upstream side. The bridge was known during the construction as the
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was upgraded, and the north end of the
Charles Grimes Bridge was rebuilt on an easterly curve to connect to it. Reconstruction started in June 1999, and was completed by 2001.
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This crossing of the Yarra River was located approximately 700m downstream of the
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298:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 28 September 1979. p. 8.
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643:Swan Street/Wallen Road Bridge
614:Ruffey Trail Suspension Bridge
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266:"History of the port"
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231:References
51:37°49′24″S
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