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The Bolte Bridge is a large twin Cantilever bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It spans the Yarra River and Victoria Harbour in the Docklands precinct to the west of the Melbourne CBD. It forms part of the CityLink system of tollroads that connects the Tullamarine Freeway from the northern suburbs with the West Gate Freeway and the Domain and Burnley tunnels to the Monash Freeway and the south eastern suburbs. Bolte Bridge - Photo by Takver (www. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Transurban is an Australian transnational Corporation which buys toll roads all over the world. ... For the dentistry term, see Bridge (dentistry). ... Annual average daily traffic, abbrevated AADT, is a term used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... For other uses, see Melbourne Airport (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For the dentistry term, see Bridge (dentistry). ... This article is about the edifice (including an index to articles on specific bridge types). ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... VIC redirects here. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... CityLink is a tolled freeway system in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Heading through the Sound Tube on the Tullamarine Freeway Tullamarine Freeway is a Melbourne freeway linking the citys international airport to the CBD. History Tullamarine Freeway is one of the oldest freeways in Melbourne. ... West Gate Freeway citybound before the Williamstown Road interchange. ... A west-bound tunnel joining the Monash Freeway to the West Gate Freeway in Melbourne, Australia. ... View in December 2000, just before opening The Burnley Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Melbourne, Australia. ... Monash Freeway is a freeway linking Melbournes CBD to its southeastern suburbs and the Gippsland region. ...

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The bridge was designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall and was built for head contractor Transurban by Baulderstone Hornibrook, construction taking three years from 1996 to 1999 and costing $75 million. It was named for former Premier of Victoria, Sir Henry Bolte. Denton Corker Marshall (DCM) are a major Australian architecture practice established in Melbourne in 1972. ... Transurban is an Australian transnational Corporation which buys toll roads all over the world. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... Sir Henry Edward Bolte (20 May 1908 - 4 January 1990), Australian politician, was the longest serving Premier of the state of Victoria. ...

It is one of the largest balanced cantilever cast in situ box girder bridges in Australia. The superstructure is built as two independent bridges of variable depth, prestressed concrete box girders, separated by a 1.15 m clear gap between the structures.

The bridge features two 90 metre (295.2 ft)^[1] high silver sticks, situated on either side of the roadway at the midpoint of the bridge's span. These two towers are an aesthetic addition by the architects, and are not joined to the main body of the bridge.^[1] It has four spans with two main spans of 173 metres (567.6 ft) and side spans of 72 metres (236.2 ft), giving an overall bridge length of 490 metres (1,607.6 ft). The bridge supports six lanes of automobile traffic. Access is prohibited to cyclists and pedestrians. â€œCarâ€ and â€œCarsâ€ redirect here. ...

Other bridges in Australia of similar construction are the Gateway Bridge, Brisbane and Mooney Mooney Bridge near Gosford, north of Sydney. The Gateway Bridge is at the centre of the Gateway Motorway, which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Mooney Mooney Creek Bridge is a Cantilever bridge that spans Mooney Mooney Creek and Brisbane Water National Park on the Central Coast of New South Wales as part of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. ...

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Categories: Bridges in Melbourne | Cantilever bridges | Bridges completed in 1999 | Toll roads in Australia Structurae is an on-line database containing works of structural and civil engineering of all kinds such as Bridges, High-rise buildings, towers, dams, etc. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne is located. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Spencer Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... King Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. ... Queen Street is a street in the Melbourne central business district. ... Sandridge Bridge from Southbank The Sandridge Bridge is a historic railway bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about to be redeveloped in 2005 as a new pedestrian, cycle path and public space connecting a new Queensbridge Square at Southbank to the Flinders Walk on the north bank. ... Southbank, across the Yarra from Melbourne City Southbank is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... Princes Bridge The Princes Bridge is a historic bridge that crosses the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Swan Street Bridge over the Yarra River. ... The Morell Bridge is a bridge over the Yarra River in South Yarra, notable for being the first bridge in Victoria built using reinforced concrete. ... Hoddle Street is a busy arterial road in inner-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... South Yarra is a railway station (station code: SYR) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Monash Freeway is a freeway linking Melbournes CBD to its southeastern suburbs and the Gippsland region. ... Swan Street Bridge over the Yarra River. ... Hawthorn Bridge crosses the Yarra River five km east of Melbourne connecting Bridge Road and Burwood Road. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ...

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