Fremantle Railway Bridge (known also as the North Fremantle Bridge) is a railway bridge on the Fremantle railway line that crosses the Swan River between Fremantle and North Fremantle. It is the third structure with that name.
The original bridge was of concern due to its structure,[1] as well as its position limiting the eastern extent of the Fremantle Harbour.[2] The first bridge was utilised in 1880 and was demolished in 1895–1897, when the second bridge was in operation.[3]
The current bridge is further up stream and closer to the Fremantle Traffic Bridge than the earlier lower structure, and was being planned in the 1950s.[4]
1926 floods
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In 1926 the earlier bridge were destroyed by floods,[5] and was re-built soon after.[6]
2000s damage
editThe current bridge was damaged in the 2000s by ships hitting the bridge, one during a storm, but was repairable. It now has barriers to prevent further events.
References
edit- ^ "NORTH FREMANTLE BRIDGE". Truth. No. 414. Western Australia. 10 June 1911. p. 11 (CITY EDITION). Retrieved 1 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FREMANTLE RAILWAY BRIDGE". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 204. Western Australia. 2 September 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Heather Campbell, North Fremantle Railway Bridge Collapse 1926. An accident waiting to happen? (PDF), retrieved 15 June 2024
- ^ Maunsell, (G.) and Partners (1959), Railway bridge over the Swan River at Fremantle : memorandum of agreement, London, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Collapse of Fremantle Railway Bridge, July 1926, 1900, retrieved 15 January 2017
- ^ Rebuilding the Fremantle Railway Bridge, 1928, 1928, retrieved 15 January 2017
