Crossings of the Yarra River
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The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne is located. Over the river's 242 kilometre length there are many structures that bridge the river. The following is a list of all structures that fully span the Yarra River in order of closest to the mouth of the river in Hobsons Bay.
| Name | Type | Height | Year Built | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Tranmission Line | - | - | Spotswood/Port Melbourne | Transmits from Newport Power Station. |
| West Gate Bridge | Freeway | 53m | 1978 | Spotswood/Port Melbourne | Second longest bridge in Australia. |
| None | Tranmission Line | 56m | - | Docklands/Port Melbourne | Connects to Fishermans Bend Terminal |
| Bolte Bridge | Tollway | 25m | 1999 | Docklands/Port Melbourne | Tower height 140m. |
| Webb Bridge | Pedestrian | - | 2004 | Docklands | Constructed as part of Docklands precinct. |
| Charles Grimes Bridge | Primary Arterial Road | - | - | Docklands | Recently realigned. |
| None | Pedestrian | - | - | Southbank/World Trade Centre | Proposed |
| Spencer Street Bridge | Primary Arterial Road/Tram/Pedestrian | - | - | Melbourne/Southbank | |
| Kings Bridge | Primary Arterial Road/Pedestrian | - | - | Melbourne/Southbank | Realigned in 1997. |
| Queens Bridge | Major Road/Tram | - | - | Melbourne/Southbank | |
| Sandridge Railway Bridge | Railway (Disused) | - | 1888 | Melbourne/Southbank | Currently Disused, Proposed Refurbishment. |
| None | Pedestrian | - | - | Melbourne/Southbank | Known as the "Southgate Bridge". |
| Princes Bridge | Major Road/Tram | - | 1888 | Melbourne/Southbank | First bridge over the Yarra River. |
| Swan Street Bridge | Primary Arterial Road | - | 1952 | Melbourne | |
| Burnley tunnel | Tollway | N/A | 1997 | Melbourne | Tunnel from Southbank to Richmond. |
| Domain Tunnel | Tollway | N/A | 1997 | Melbourne | Tunnel from Southbank to Melbourne. |
| Morell Bridge | Pedestrian | - | 1899 | Melbourne | Disused Roadway. |
| Hoddle Bridge | Primary Arterial Road | - | 1938 | Cremorne | Former punt river crossing site. |
| None | Railway | - | - | South Yarra/Cremorne | Southeast Rail line. |
| Church Street Bridge | Secondary Arterial Road/Tram | - | - | South Yarra/Richmond | |
| None | Tranmission Line | - | - | South Yarra/Richmond | 1st of 5 crossings of the same line. |
| None | Tranmission Line | - | - | Toorak/Burnley | 2nd of 5 crossings of the same line. |
| None | Tranmission Line | - | - | Toorak/Burnley | 3rd of 5 crossings of the same line. |
| Macrobertson Bridge | Primary Arterial Road | - | - | Toorak/Burnley | |
| None | Tranmission Line | - | - | Toorak/Burnley | 4th of 5 crossings of the same line. |
| None | Railway | - | - | Toorak/Burnley | Southeast Rail line. |
| None | Tranmission Line | - | - | Toorak/Burnley | 5th of 5 crossings of the same line. |
| Gardiners Creek Bridge | Pedestrian | - | - | Toorak/Burnley |
