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Mooro-Beelo Bridge, formerly named Redcliffe is a traffic bridge which carries Tonkin Highway across the Swan River between the Perth suburbs of Ascot and Bayswater. It was originally named after Redcliffe, which is a nearby suburb and renamed on 22 December 2023 https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Joint-media-statement---Three-lanes-open-in-each-direction-on-Tonkin-Highway-Gap--20231221. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) </ref>
Designed by Maunsell & Partners and built by Thiess Contractors,[1] construction of the bridge started in 1986. The bridge was constructed using an incremental launch technique, and cost A$15 million to complete.[2] It was officially opened on 16 April 1988.[3] The bridge is 271 metres (889 ft) long, with five spans and a pre-stressed concrete deck 34 metres (112 ft) wide, supporting six lanes of traffic.[1] The structure of the bridge is that of a hollow box girder,[1] with the outer sides of the deck supported by special Y-beams.[4]
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References
- ^ a b c "Structurae: Redcliffe Bridge (1988)". Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ "Redcliffe Bridge" [video recording] (1988). West Perth, Western Australia: Department of Main Roads.
- ^ "Appendix A – Dates of major changes to the road network". Main Roads Western Australia. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
Redcliffe Bridge opened 16 April 1988.
- ^ "Delta Corp – Civil: Bridge Construction". Delta Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
Specially designed Y beams incorporated into the Redcliffe bridge project – Tonkin Highway. (image caption)
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