Barrack Street Bridge

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.[lower-alpha 1] Despite its name the bridge carries Beaufort Street,[2] although it has been called Beaufort Street Bridge.[3]

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
CarriesBeaufort Street
CrossesEastern Railway
Characteristics
Material
History
Construction start1907
Construction end1908
Location
Moving across the railway
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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.

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]

Current bridge
Looking south from the north east side of bridge

The current bridge, built in 1907–1908,[6][7][8][9] was a dominant feature countered by the Horseshoe Bridge at the western end of the railway station.[10] Parts of the construction included Donnybrook stone and Meckering granite.[11]

It was also a location for paintings and photographs of the Perth railway station over time.

It lost its dominance in the landscape with the construction of the multi story car park adjacent to the west, in the late 20th century. Significant parts of the original railings were truncated by changes of the adjacent streets, but the lamps and fittings have been retained on the shortened sections.

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with the 1902 proposal for a bridge from Barrack Street to South Perth.[1]

References
  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. "THE NEW BARRACK-STREET BRIDGE". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 May 1907. p. 33. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  7. "OUR ILLUSTRATIONS". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 5 January 1907. p. 33. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  8. "THE NEW BARRACK STREET BRIDGE". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 13 June 1908. p. 30. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. "A VIEW OF THE NEW BARRACK STREET BRIDGE, NOW NEARING COMPLETION". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1908. p. 26. Retrieved 13 February 2014.,
  10. Gore, Stuart; HRRC (1935), Wellington Street, Forrest Place & Railway Station, Perth [picture], retrieved 13 February 2014
  11. "NEW BARRACK STREET BRIDGE". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 20 May 1908. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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