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Fremantle Traffic Bridge

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in urgent need of replacement, work commenced on a replacement in November 1937. It was envisaged to have a short lifespan with
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expected to be extended further east. Hence it was built out of timber rather than concrete. It opened on 15 December 1939.
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with completion scheduled for 2026. In August 2021, the project was altered with the new bridge
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Fremantle Traffic Bridge to be replaced by altered Swan River Crossings project after backlash
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Swan & Canning Rivers Bridges Australian Engineering Week Tour 2012
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to be built to the west of the current bridge rather than the east.
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Coordinates
32°02′28″S 115°45′16″E / 32.0412°S 115.7545°E / -32.0412; 115.7545 (Fremantle Traffic Bridge)
Queen Victoria Street
Swan River
Fremantle
Main Roads Western Australia
Stirling Bridge
Fremantle Railway Bridge
lanes
Queen Victoria Street
Swan River
North Fremantle
Fremantle
Perth

North Fremantle
Fremantle
Fremantle Harbour
Work Starts on Traffic Bridge
Daily News
Swan & Canning Rivers Bridges Australian Engineering Week Tour 2012
Engineers Australia
Traffic Bridge
The West Australian
Fremantle Bridge
Fremantle Traffic Bridge
Westralian Worker
Swan River Crossings
Main Roads Western Australia

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