Princes Bridge | |
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 Princes Bridge looking towards Melbourne CBD, Federation Square, St Paul's Cathedral and partially Flinders Street station, December 2007. | |
| Coordinates | 37°49′09″S 144°58′06″E / 37.8192°S 144.9682°E |
| Carries | Trams, road vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists |
| Crosses | Yarra River |
| Locale | Melbourne CBD, Australia |
| Official name | Princes Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Total length | 120 metres (400 ft) |
| Width | 30 metres (99 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | John Grainger |
| Construction start | 1886 |
| Opened | 4 October 1888[1][2][3] |
| Statistics | |
| Official name | Princess Bridge |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | August 20, 1982 |
| Reference no. | H1447[4] |
| Heritage Overlay number | HO790[4] |
| Location | |
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Princes Bridge, originally Prince's Bridge,[5] is a bridge in central Melbourne, Australia that spans the Yarra River. It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in the city, and forms a gateway into the central city from the south. The bridge connects Swanston Street on the north bank of the Yarra River to St Kilda Road on the south bank, and carries road, tram and pedestrian traffic. The present bridge was built in 1888 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[6]
Because of its position, Princes Bridge is often a focal point for celebratory events in Melbourne such as the Moomba Festival, New Year's Eve and many celebrations taking place on the Yarra River where it flows through the city.
- ^ "A Bridge of Size". The Australian Star. No. 263. New South Wales, Australia. 4 October 1888. p. 5 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...Melbourne This Day. — The new Princes Bridge was opened to.day, without- any public ceremony beyond the Commissioner for Public Works entertaining a number of gentlemen at luncheon at the Town Hall...
- ^ "THE NEW PRINCE'S-BRIDGE". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 13, 193. Victoria, Australia. 3 October 1888. p. 12. Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE NEW PRINCES-BRIDGE". The Age. No. 10, 490. Victoria, Australia. 5 October 1888. p. 11. Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Princess Bridge". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "PORT PHILLIP.:LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONES OF THE NEW BRIDGE AND HOSPITAL, AT MELBOURNE". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXI, no. 2773. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1846. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...he wished that it might be distinguished by the name of "Prince's Bridge," in honour of the Prince of Wales, whom he hoped would yet be the Sovereign of their colonies...
- ^ "Princes Bridge, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1447, Heritage Overlay HO790". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.