Crossings of the Yarra River

The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia; which flows though the city of Melbourne. Over the river's 242 kilometre length there are many structures that bridge the river. The following is a partial list of structures that fully span the Yarra River in order of closest to the mouth of the river in Hobsons Bay.^[1]

Crossings

Name	Type	Height	Year Built	Location	Details
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Spotswood/Port Melbourne	Transmits from Newport Power Station.
Spotswood sewer tunnel	Sewer		1895	Spotswood/Port Melbourne	Flooded in 1895 during construction, 6 deaths
West Gate Bridge	Freeway	53m	1978	Spotswood/Port Melbourne	Second longest bridge in Australia.
-	Transmission Line	56m	-	Docklands/Port Melbourne	Connects to Fishermans Bend Terminal
Bolte Bridge	Tollway	25m	1999	Docklands/Port Melbourne	Tower height 140m.
Webb Bridges	Pedestrian	-	1986	Docklands	Originally built as part of the Webb Dock rail link, had rails removed in the late 1990s, and reconstructed at the south end in 2004 as a pedestrian bridge as part of Docklands precinct.
Charles Grimes Bridge	Primary Arterial Road	3-4m	1975	Docklands	First bridge built in 1975, reconstructed in 2001.
Seafarers Bridge	Shared - pedestrians and cyclists	-	2009	Melbourne Convention Centre/World Trade Centre
Spencer Street Bridge	Primary Arterial Road/Tram/Pedestrian	2-3m	1930	Melbourne/Southbank
King Street Bridge	Primary Arterial Road/Pedestrian	2-3m	1961	Melbourne/Southbank	Southern end offramps altered 1997 for the development of Crown Casino.
Queens Bridge	Major Road/Tram	2-3m	1889	Melbourne/Southbank	Originally the site of a timber footbridge built in 1860.
Sandridge Bridge	Railway (Disused)	-	1888	Melbourne/Southbank	First bridge built 1853, second bridge built 1858, current bridge built 1888. Former rail bridge for the Port Melbourne and St Kilda railway lines, first rail crossing of the Yarra, converted to pedestrian use in 2006.
Southgate Bridge	Pedestrian	-	1992	Melbourne/Southbank
Princes Bridge	Major Road/Tram	-	1888	Melbourne/Southbank	First bridge built 1844, second bridge built 1850, current bridge built 1888.
Swan Street Bridge	Primary Arterial Road	-	1952	Melbourne
Burnley Tunnel	Tollway	N/A	1997	Melbourne	Eastbound CityLink tunnel from Southbank to Burnley.
Domain Tunnel	Tollway	N/A	1997	Melbourne	Westbound CityLink tunnel from Southbank to Richmond.
Morell Bridge	Pedestrian	-	1899	Melbourne	Former roadway closed when CityLink built, now pedestrian bridge.
Hoddle Bridge	Primary Arterial Road	-	1938	Cremorne	Former punt river crossing site.
Cremorne Railway Bridge	Railway	-	1946	South Yarra/Cremorne	Carries Sandringham, Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. First bridge built in 1860, current bridge built 1946
Church Street Bridge	Road/Tram	-	1923	South Yarra/Richmond	First bridge built in 1857, current bridge built 1923
-	Transmission Line	-	-	South Yarra/Richmond	1st of 5 crossings of the same line.
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Toorak/Burnley	2nd of 5 crossings of the same line.
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Toorak/Burnley	3rd of 5 crossings of the same line.
MacRobertson Bridge	Primary Arterial Road	-	1934	Toorak/Burnley	First crossing was a punt opened in 1880, current bridge built 1934
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Toorak/Burnley	4th of 5 crossings of the same line.
Heyington Bridge	Railway/Pedestrian	-	-	Toorak/Burnley	Glen Waverley railway line.
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Toorak/Burnley	5th of 5 crossings of the same line.
Gardiners Creek Bridge	Pedestrian	-	-	Toorak/Burnley
Monash Freeway	Road	-	1960s	Toorak/Burnley	Forced relocation of the Yarra River
Swan Street	Road, trams	-	-	Burnley/Hawthorn
Hawthorn Railway Bridge	Rail	-	1861	Burnley/Hawthorn	Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale Lines
Hawthorn Bridge	Road, trams	-	1861	Richmond/Hawthorn	Originally built in 1861, widened in 1890, renovated in 1931
Victoria Bridge	Road, trams	-	1884	Richmond/Kew	Originally built in 1884, widened in 1890, strengthened and widened in 1915, reconditioned and further widened in 1933
Walmer Footbridge	Footbridge	-	-	Abbotsford/Kew
Collins Bridge	Footbridge	-	-	Abbotsford/Kew
Johnston Street Bridge	Road	-	1858	Burnley/Hawthorn
Kanes Bridge, Studley Park	Footbridge	-	-	Fairfield/Kew	Original bridge opened in 1928 and destroyed in 1934 flood. Rebuilt in 1935.
Eastern Freeway	Road	-	1977	Fairfield/Kew	Forced relocation of the Yarra River
Fairfield Pipe Bridge	Pipeline/Footbridge	-	-	Fairfield/Kew
Chandler Bridge	Road	-	1891	Alphington/Kew	Once part of the Outer Circle railway, now carries part of the Chandler Highway.
Footbridge	Main Yarra Trail	-	-	Ivanhoe/Kew East
Burke Road	Road	-	-	Ivanhoe East/Kew East
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Bulleen	1st of 8 crossings in Bulleen of the same line.
Banksia Street	Road	-	-	Heidelberg/Bulleen
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Lower Plenty/Templestowe Lower	7th of 8 crossings of the same line.
Odyssey House / Finns Reserve	Footbridge	-	-	Lower Plenty/Templestowe Lower
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Lower Plenty/Templestowe Lower	8th of 8 crossings of the same line.
Westerfolds Park	Footbridge, Main Yarra Trail	-	-	Templestowe/Lower Plenty
Fitzsimons Lane	Road	-	-	Eltham/Templestowe
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Eltham/Templestowe	Separate line joining the above mentioned line.
-	Footbridge	-	-	Eltham/Templestowe
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Eltham/Templestowe
Warrandyte Bridge	Road	-	1952	Warrandyte/North Warrandyte	First bridge built 1861, current bridge built in 1952.
The Heritage Golf Club	Road	-	-	Christmas Hills/Chirnside Park
-	Transmission Line	-	-	Christmas Hills/Chirnside Park
-	Private road	-	-	Christmas Hills/Chirnside Park
Healesville railway	Rail	-	-	Yering
Melba Highway	Road	-	-	Yering
Proposed Melba Highway bypass	Road	-	-	Yering
Maxwells Road	Road	-	-	Coldstream/Healesville
Maroondah Highway	Road	-	-	Coldstream/Healesville
Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Road	Road	-	-	Launching Place
Former Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Road	Road	-	-	Launching Place
Don Road	Road	-	-	Launching Place
-	Private road	-	-	Launching Place
Station Road	Road	-	-	Wesburn
Dee Road	Road	-	-	Millgrove
McKenzie-King Drive	Road	-	-	Milgrove
Mayer Bridge	Road	-	1993	Warburton	Connects Warburton Highway to Dammans Road. Officially re-opened 30 May 1993 by councillor Pat Hunter, shire president.
Swing Bridge	Footbridge	-	-	Warburton	Connects Story Reserve to Dammans Road.
Brisbane Bridge	Road	-	-	Warburton	Connects Warburton Highway to Dammans Road
Bramich Footbridge	Footbridge	-	1993	Warburton	Officially re-opened 30 May 1993 by councillor Pat Hunter, shire president.
Redwood Bridge	Footbridge	-	2000	Warburton	Completed March 2000. Constructed by 22 Construction Regiment, 4 Combat Engineer Regiment and members of the Warburton Advancement League
Signs Bridge	Road	-	-	Warburton	Where the Warburton Highway crosses the Yarra River in Warburton
Woods Point Road	Road	-	-	East Warburton
Hazelwood Road	Road	-	-	East Warburton
Cement Creek Road	Road	-	-	East Warburton
O'Shannassy Reservoir	Access road	-	-	East Warburton
Peninsula Road	Road	-	-	McMahons Creek	Culvert crossing dry river bed drained by Big Peninsula Tunnel
Big Peninsula Tunnel walking track	walking track	-	-	McMahons Creek	Concrete stepping stones
Woods Point Road	Road	-	-	Reefton
Upper Yarra Dam	Dam	-	1957	Reefton