Goongoongup Bridge

Goongoongup Bridge
Looking east, Windan Bridge is on the left and Goongoongup Bridge on the right

Goongoongup Bridge is a railway bridge in East Perth, Western Australia which crosses the Swan River and forms part of the Armadale line. It opened on 24 July 1995 as part of the electrification of Perth's suburban railway network.[1] The name is derived from the Nyungar word for the Claisebrook area.[2]

Goongoongup Bridge replaced the 1932 built timber Bunbury Bridge which was demolished in 1996.[3] It had replaced the original 1893 structure that was damaged by floods.[1]

The double-track concrete bridge is 407 metres (1,335 ft) long and is supported by eight piers. A dual-use pedestrian/cycle pathway is beneath the main deck.

A six-lane road bridge Windan Bridge opened in 2000 and is situated parallel and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) upstream from Goongoongup Bridge.

  1. ^ a b "New Perth Bridge Opens" Railway Digest September 1995 page 16
  2. ^ "Official opening of Goongoonup Bridge". Govt. of Western Australia. 24 July 1995. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Perth's Bridges". Perth For Everyone. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012.