545:) tendered a contract for the building of the piers as the first stage of construction; the contractor commenced operations, but difficulties regarding supplies, both of materials and labour, eventually forced them to ask to be relieved of the contract; the Board proceeded to carry out the work with direct labour. Towards the end of January 1947, the shortage of steel became acute, followed by greater still reduction in the amount of cement available. As the Board considered it essential not to hamper river traffic more than absolutely necessary, and due to the shortage of materials, it was decided to close the job down temporarily for a year. By June 1948, 76 concrete piles had been completed, and further works constructing piers 3 and 4 were underway. By June 1950, one abutment and three river piers had been completed, and one-third of the formwork had been erected, however while material supplies were again satisfactory, progress had been badly hampered by a continuing shortage of labour, exacerbated by an industrial dispute in 1951 which held up work for a further four months, and the fact one-third of the workforce did not return to the site after the dispute had been settled. Despite this, work had progressed by June 1951 that all five piers had been completed and the formwork for the main span had been half-completed. The super-structure was declared completed in April 1952, with the placing of hand-rails, completion of the deck surface and removal of temporary river supports finished four months later.
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Originally expected to be completed in
September 2017, the project had to be re-designed when the 70-year-old plans for the bridge, specifically its technical drawings, were found to be incorrect. The bridge opened to five lanes' traffic in April 2018, and all remaining major works were eventually completed in September 2018. The upgraded bridge now caters for 30,000 vehicles per day, and later won an urban design commendation at the
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The bridge was upgraded to carry an extra lane of eastbound traffic and new walking and cycling paths in March 2017, including demolishing and replacing the existing outer beams on the northern and southern side of the bridge, relocation of a critical gas main, and installation of feature lighting.
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Swan Street was signed as
Metropolitan Route 20 between Melbourne and Hawthorn in 1989. Metropolitan Route 21 runs concurrent along Swan Street from Madden Grove at Burnley to Wallen Road at Hawthorn from 1965.
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granted the responsibility of overall management and development of
Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads declared
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on its northern bank. The road supports surface tram tracks just east of
Melbourne Park all the way to Hawthorn, carrying the Route
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The Swan Street Bridge still retains its name, despite the fact that it is no longer part of Swan Street.
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Olympic
Boulevard starts at the intersection with Alexandra Avenue on the southern bank of the
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880:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Eighth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1951"
826:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Fourth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1947"
898:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Ninth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1952"
844:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Fifth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1948"
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Construction on the bridge started on 24 September 1946, with
Commissioner of Public Works
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including the Dimmey's department store, before becoming a factory seconds area towards
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447:. It changes name to Swan Street and becomes a restaurant and cafe precinct around
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995:"'Terribly embarrassing': Swan Street Bridge upgrade derailed by incorrect plans"
904:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 22 December 1952. p. 31.
886:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 18 December 1951. p. 14.
832:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 20 November 1947. p. 13.
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868:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 4 December 1950. p. 15.
850:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1948. p. 17.
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499:(Arterial #5287) beginning at Yarra Bank Highway (Alexandra Avenue) in
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was renamed to
Olympic Boulevard in November, 2006 in tribute to the
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511:, but signposts along this section have kept its original name.
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The western section of the road between
Alexandra Avenue and
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It was opened for traffic six years later in August 1952.
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734:"SWAN-STREET BRIDGE : Driving of First Pile"
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1335:Buildings and structures in the City of Yarra
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641:. www.melbourne.vic.gov.au. Archived from
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793:""Don't name the bridge after me""
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1160:Gardiners Creek Trail Footbridge
1023:"VicRoads Annual Report 2017-18"
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830:Country Roads Board of Victoria
711:from the original on 1 May 2020
1330:Transport in the City of Yarra
1257:Swan Street/Wallen Road Bridge
1228:Ruffey Trail Suspension Bridge
1130:Diamond Creek Trail Footbridge
1125:Darebin Creek Trail Footbridge
667:State Government of Victoria.
439:precinct, before meeting with
1:
554:Victorian Architecture Awards
463:. It continues east over the
1315:Crossings of the Yarra River
1070:Crossings of the Yarra River
946:Major Road Projects Victoria
942:"Swan Street Bridge Upgrade"
563:Swan Street Bridge over the
537:driving the first pile. The
399:(and its western section as
1284:Westerfolds Park Footbridge
1003:. Melbourne. 15 August 2017
585:Australian roads portal
567:, before the 2017-8 upgrade
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674:. Government of Victoria.
669:"Road Management Act 2004"
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1266:Walmer Street Footbridge
1100:Chandler Highway Bridges
493:Road Management Act 2004
177:37.826597°S 145.022757°E
144:37.823150°S 144.976318°E
1170:Hawthorn Railway Bridge
1140:Eastern Freeway Bridges
1120:Cremorne Railway Bridge
520:1956 Melbourne Olympics
1248:Spotswood sewer tunnel
1203:Manningham Road Bridge
1183:Johnston Street Bridge
1155:Fitzsimons Lane Bridge
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469:Belgrave railway lines
182:-37.826597; 145.022757
149:-37.823150; 144.976318
18:Swan Street, Melbourne
1243:Spencer Street Bridge
1174:Heyington Rail Bridge
1150:Fairfield Pipe Bridge
1105:Charles Grimes Bridge
770:The Argus (Melbourne)
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1310:Bridges in Melbourne
1305:Streets in Melbourne
1110:Church Street Bridge
970:"Swan Street Bridge"
798:The Evening Advocate
1198:MacRobertson Bridge
634:City of Melbourne.
539:Country Roads Board
491:The passing of the
370:Hawthorn, Melbourne
275:(through Melbourne)
196:General information
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1193:King Street Bridge
1145:Evan Walker Bridge
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1270:Warrandyte Bridge
1090:Burke Road Bridge
509:Olympic Boulevard
401:Olympic Boulevard
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252:(through Burnley)
40:Olympic Boulevard
16:(Redirected from
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1238:Seafarers Bridge
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453:Corner Hotel
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263:route number
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234:Entire route
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1274:Webb Bridge
610:Google Maps
565:Yarra River
497:Swan Street
429:Yarra River
407:suburbs of
397:Swan Street
376:Location(s)
366:Warren Road
273:(1988–1999)
180: /
168:145°01′22″E
147: /
135:144°58′35″E
120:Coordinates
36:Swan Street
1299:Categories
1007:6 November
979:6 November
951:6 November
715:19 October
700:VicRoads.
685:19 October
616:3 November
591:References
165:37°49′36″S
132:37°49′23″S
1074:Melbourne
805:16 August
777:16 August
746:16 August
516:Punt Road
501:Melbourne
479:service.
441:Punt Road
405:Melbourne
329:Punt Road
306:Melbourne
1028:VicRoads
709:Archived
676:Archived
572:See also
543:VicRoads
473:Hawthorn
465:Lilydale
457:Cremorne
445:Richmond
413:Cremorne
409:Richmond
385:Richmond
352:East end
286:West end
107:East end
93:West end
45:Victoria
1000:The Age
739:The Age
607:(Map).
541:(later
505:Burnley
483:History
461:Burnley
417:Burnley
389:Burnley
652:9 July
312:
261:Former
209:Length
705:(PDF)
679:(PDF)
672:(PDF)
646:(PDF)
639:(PDF)
423:Route
1009:2021
981:2021
953:2021
807:2017
779:2017
748:2017
717:2021
687:2021
654:2008
618:2021
467:and
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204:Road
201:Type
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