Barrack Street Bridge

Barrack Street Bridge
Black and white photograph of the bridge, with train and tracks in the foreground
Barrack Street Bridge viewed from the east with Perth Railway Station visible just behind the bridge, c. 1930s.
Coordinates31°57′07″S 115°51′42″E / 31.951915°S 115.861562°E / -31.951915; 115.861562 (Barrack Street Bridge)
CarriesBeaufort Street
CrossesEastern Railway
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Construction start1907
Construction end1908
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Barrack Street Bridge (1) is situated east of Perth Station (2) and Horseshoe Bridge (3). Pedestrians may also pass between the Perth CBD and Northbridge across Yagan Square (4), and between the CBD and Perth Cultural Centre via Padbury Walk (5), Upper Level Walkway (6) and Gallery Walk (7). King Street (8) is further west.

Barrack Street Bridge is the second crossing of the Eastern Railway line at its location just north of the Barrack Street intersection with Wellington Street at the eastern end of the Perth Railway Station yard in Perth, Western Australia.[a] Despite its name the bridge carries Beaufort Street,[2] although it has been called Beaufort Street Bridge.[3]

The development of the Eastern Railway through Perth created a large yard and railway station area that separated the Perth central business district (CBD) from its adjacent northern streets. The first railway bridge at Barrack Street was timber, and in repair on a regular basis.[4] It was demolished in 1894.[5]

The Perth Railway Crossing Improvement Act 1892, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 13 January 1893, authorised the construction of the brdige and closure of the level crossings on Stirling Street.[6]

  1. ^ "THE PROPOSED BARRACK-STREET BRIDGE". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 2 May 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ Main Roads Western Australia. Road Information Mapping System (Map). Government of Western Australia. Structure Number 0949A. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "New Beaufort Street Bridge". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 15 March 1907. p. 8 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ^ HRRC (1900), Original Barrack Street Bridge soon after tram track laying in 1900, retrieved 13 February 2014
  5. ^ "THE FIRST BARRACK STREET BRIDGE DEMOLISHED IN 1894". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1908. p. 25. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Perth Railway Crossing Improvement Act 1892". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 13 January 1893. Retrieved 9 August 2024.


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