Jim Stynes Bridge
The Jim Stynes Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the Yarra River at Docklands precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jim Stynes Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′22.7″S 144°56′53″E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, Bicycles |
| Crosses | Yarra River |
| Locale | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Maintained by | VicRoads |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| History | |
| Architect | Cox Architecture |
| Constructed by | Fitzgerald Constructions Australia |
| Opened | 18 June 2014 |
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The new bridge provides a vital link for pedestrians, cyclists and commuters between the Melbourne central business district, and the key precincts of Docklands and Northbank. Designed as a horizontal suspension bridge, it arcs out 30 metres over the river and creates the illusion it is hovering unsupported above it, passing under the Charles Grimes Bridge.[1]
The bridge was named after Jim Stynes, a prominent Ireland-born player of Australian rules football who died in 2012.[2] Two bronze plaques outlining Stynes' achievements are installed at each end of the bridge.[3]
References
- Masanauskas, John; Toy, Mitchell (20 December 2012). "Works begin on city bridge to honour Jim Stynes in Northbank precinct". Herald Sun.
- "New Jim Stynes Bridge by Cox Architects merges engineering, design and landscape". Architecture & Design. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- "Jim Stynes Bridge officially opens in Melbourne". Alex Malcolm. AFL. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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