query: when was the westgate bridge in melbourne built

pos: West Gate Bridge Spotswood Yarra Sewer Tunnel collapse of 12 April 1895 (Good Friday). Construction resumed in 1972, with the bridge being completed in 1978. After 10 years of construction, the bridge, a part of the larger West Gate Freeway, cost $202 million. Speed cameras were erected on the bridge in 2004, but were not activated until September 2005, because of issues with a similar camera on the Western Ring Road. However these speed cameras were switched off in 2005, and currently remain disabled, as the sway of the bridge prevents secondary verification of the alleged speed against a fixed point. In 2006

pos: Westgate Mall (Spartanburg) Westgate Mall (Spartanburg) Westgate Mall is a shopping mall in Spartanburg, South Carolina, off Interstate 26 and US Highway 29 on West Blackstock Road in the city's primary shopping market. The regional mall has of retail space and seven anchor stores: Bed Bath & Beyond, Belk, Costco, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Sears. Westgate Mall was built by Arlen Realty and Development Corporation, and opened on October 28, 1975. At the time, it was the largest mall in South Carolina. Its original anchor stores were Belk-Hudson, Sears, and Meyers-Arnold. JCPenney was added in 1978. It was sold to JMB

neg: Westgate (album) track had previously been included in a Melbourne Theatre Workers' production, "We Built This City", performed at Scienceworks in the suburb of Spotswood in early 2006. iTunes Bonus Tracks Westgate (album) Westgate is the fifth solo album by Mark Seymour, released in 2007. The album was described as centred on "everyday heroes", with the title track recounting the tale of a real-life worker who was on duty when Melbourne's West Gate Bridge collapsed on October 15, 1970, killing 35 construction workers. "Year of the Dog", initially written as a football song for the Western Bulldogs football team, became the saga

neg: West Gate Bridge of Melbourne (i.e.) Port of Melbourne. The bridge was originally tolled. Tolls were abolished in 1985, because drivers were using other routes to avoid the toll. Cyclists are prohibited from using the bridge except for special bicycle events, notably the MS Summer cycle, which is a fundraising event for multiple sclerosis, and the Around the bay in a day Bicycle Network event that raises money for The Smith Family charity. The Westgate Punt is a foot ferry that runs directly below the bridge, taking cyclists and pedestrians across the Yarra between a jetty at Fishermans Bend near Westgate Park –

neg: Bike paths in Melbourne been constructed with dedicated separate bicycle paths built alongside, including Eastlink, the Deer Park Bypass, and the Metropolitan Ring Road. However, the CityLink tollway system was built without including provision for cyclists along several sections including the Bolte Bridge. Cyclists are also excluded from riding the West Gate Freeway over the West Gate Bridge, although exceptions are made for some special bicycle events like Around the Bay in a Day organised by Bicycle Network. The Westgate Punt ferry service provides an alternative to the bridge. In December 2008, the Victorian State Government (then Labour) released their Victorian Transport Plan which

neg: Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge The Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge is a motorway overbridge crossing the Northwestern Motorway near Westgate in Auckland, New Zealand. Construction began in late 2012 and was completed in January 2013. The bridge catering for both pedestrians and cyclists, as well as mobility-impaired users. It was designed and built by Jasmax architects, Aurecon Consulting Engineers and HEB Construction, and cost approximately $6 million, paid for by Auckland Transport and NZTA. The initial bridge works included work in the Manutewhau Walk Reserve on the eastern side of the bridge, including replacing pine trees with native trees.

neg: Suicide bridge in Melbourne, Australia and the Story Bridge in Brisbane are considered suicide bridges. Sydney Harbour Bridge has a suicide prevention barrier. In February 2009, following the murder of a four-year-old girl who was thrown off the bridge by her father, the first stage of a temporary suicide barrier was erected on Westgate Bridge, constructed of concrete crash barriers topped with a welded mesh fence. The permanent barrier has now been completed throughout the span of the bridge. The barriers are costed at $20 million and have been reported to have reduced suicide rates on the Westgate by 85%. About 300

neg: Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge east. However, from the time to approval until construction start, it took another four years until funding was allocated. Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge The Westgate Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge is a motorway overbridge crossing the Northwestern Motorway near Westgate in Auckland, New Zealand. Construction began in late 2012 and was completed in January 2013. The bridge catering for both pedestrians and cyclists, as well as mobility-impaired users. It was designed and built by Jasmax architects, Aurecon Consulting Engineers and HEB Construction, and cost approximately $6 million, paid for by Auckland Transport and NZTA. The initial bridge works included work

neg: Westgate, Gloucester single-span bridge designed by Sir Robert Smirke, architect of the British Museum, who also designed Gloucester Shire Hall, also in Westgate Street. Until the first Severn Crossing was opened near Chepstow in 1966, the Westgate Bridge was the most southerly crossing point on the Severn for road traffic to or from Wales. In the 1970s two new wide-span road bridges were built, one for each direction of traffic flow. Between these a separate foot and cycle bridge was also built. The two road bridges were replaced again in the late 1990s, opening in 2000. There are a number of Segregated

neg: River Don Navigation Trans-Pennine Trail) is carried on a walkway that is cantilevered over the Don from the retaining wall of the factory site to the north. This single-span metal bridge carries Main Street over the navigation. Slightly upstream of this bridge was a wooden railway bridge with seven arches, built in 1838, that took the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway into Westgate Station. It was demolished in 1952. Prior to the re-routing of the canal in 1864, the Westgate line crossed the Holmes cut a little further to the west by a three-arched bridge, the centre arch of which was long and was

neg: Cardiff Bridge 1649, 1671 and 1720. When the Westgate was demolished in 1781 it was decided to relocate and rebuild the bridge. A narrow replacement was completed in 1796 (footpaths were later added supported by corbels). In 1827 another huge flood swept away the bridge and traffic reverted to using the crossing at Llandaff. In 1859 a new stone bridge was built, incorporating parts of the earlier structure and with iron lattice railings. It was widened in 1877. In 1930/1 the bridge was almost completed replaced with the currently existing bridge. This has broad arches made from reinforced concrete supported on stone

neg: History of Newcastle upon Tyne of Newcastle dates from about AD 120, when the Romans built the first bridge to cross the River Tyne at that point. The bridge was called Pons Aelius or 'Bridge of Aelius', Aelius being the family name of Roman Emperor Hadrian, who was responsible for the Roman wall built across northern England along the Tyne–Solway gap. Hadrian's Wall runs through present-day Newcastle with stretches of wall and turrets visible along the West Road, and at a temple in Benwell. Traces of a milecastle were found on Westgate Road, midway between Clayton Street and Grainger Street and it is likely that

neg: Ian Gardiner (artist) the exhibition by Griffith University, Brisbane, exemplifies the way Gardiner built up the surface texture of his prints to create a shadowy and mysterious world. In 1984, Gardiner joined Box Hill TAFE. During this time Gardiner’s subject matter, style and techniques took a number of divergent paths. There are a group of woodcuts and drawings that reference things close at hand such as observing rituals involving family pets and dogs walking (or defecating) in local parks, scenes of Pickle Street, South Melbourne, the beach at Albert Park or exploring the wetlands under Melbourne's Westgate Bridge. There is an interest in

neg: Arthur Ted Powell Melbourne, and mostly around the industrial area near the Westgate Bridge that spans the Yarra River linking the east to the west of the city. Fred Williams had produced a group of four large strip format gouache-on-paper paintings called the "West Gate Bridge series" showing the half-constructed bridge in 1970, and had planned to paint the length of the river but he lost heart in the project after a section of the bridge collapsed on 15 October 1970, while it was still under construction, killing thirty-five workers. The story of the collapse was far from fading in people's memory forty

neg: Karadjordje Cup 3-0 on penalties. In 2006 the tournament was held at the Serbian sports centre in Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria and was hosted by Noble Park United. Westgate FC would meet Springvale White Eagles in the final with Westgate winning 4-1 on penalties. The 2013 Cup will be hosted by Fitzroy City Serbia in Melbourne Victoria followed by Westgate Sindjelic in Melbourne as well the next year (2014). Karadjordje Cup The Karadjordje Cup is a football tournament held each year in October with a different Australian city as the host. The Tournament is organized by the local Serbian Australian community. The competing

neg: Stony Creek (Melbourne) space and walking paths, commenced. This project is scheduled to be completed in September 2019. Stony Creek (Melbourne) Stony Creek is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs through the suburbs of St Albans, Albion, Sunshine, Braybrook, Tottenham, Brooklyn, Kingsville and Yarraville. Stony Creek joins the Yarra River under the Westgate Bridge at the Stony Creek Backwash where it is fringed with mangroves. The "Friends of Stony Creek" is a group that works to restore native vegetation and protect the area. In April 2018, the "Upper Stony Creek Transformation", a project to return a 1.2 km

neg: Stony Creek (Melbourne) Stony Creek (Melbourne) Stony Creek is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs through the suburbs of St Albans, Albion, Sunshine, Braybrook, Tottenham, Brooklyn, Kingsville and Yarraville. Stony Creek joins the Yarra River under the Westgate Bridge at the Stony Creek Backwash where it is fringed with mangroves. The "Friends of Stony Creek" is a group that works to restore native vegetation and protect the area. In April 2018, the "Upper Stony Creek Transformation", a project to return a 1.2 km section of Stony Creek in Sunshine North to a natural, revegetated creek with vibrant community

neg: Newport city centre complex which was opened in November 2015. As part of this redevelopment, the Chartist Mural was destroyed. Towards the northern end of Newport city centre is Westgate Square, named after the Westgate Hotel. Here, the five roads of Commercial Street, Stow Hill, Bridge Street, High Street and Skinner Street converge. This is generally regarded as the centre although the actual centre, as measured on road signs, is further up Bridge Street outside the Queen's Hotel where most OS maps pin point the centre. On Upper Dock Street is the Chartist Tower, a 15-storey office block, built in 1966 and the

neg: Westgate, Gloucester building occupied by the bank was subsequently replaced by a Victorian Gothic building and more recently by a new building. It is now occupied by a McDonald's restaurant. The Westgate Bridge over the River Severn was once the longest in England. It has been replaced several times over its history. The original medieval bridge had five great arches. In 1542 Sir Thomas Bell and his wife Joan assigned property on a sale and leaseback arrangement to the City Corporation to be used after their deaths for repairing Westgate Bridge and causeway. In 1816, the medieval bridge was replaced by a

neg: Westgate FC beyond pre-season expectations. In 2017, though, Westgate was unable to fend off relegation, finishing in 11th position and experiencing relegation back to State League 2 North-West. 2018- Present In the off-season, Westgate presented it's newly redeveloped $1.5m facility, "Oreana Park" at Ardeer Reserve. Westgate FC's home ground, Ardeer Reserve, is located on Yallourn Street in Melbourne's western suburb of Ardeer. It sits approximately 10 blocks from Sunshine George Cross FC stadium K. G. Chaplin Reserve, and 13 blocks from Sunshine railway station, Melbourne. Westgate FC '"Westgate Football Club also referred to as Westgate Sindjelic"', is a semi-professional Serbian-founded Australian football

neg: Queens Bridge (Melbourne) north bank to Queensbridge Street to the south. Trams on route 58 also cross the bridge. Queens Bridge (Melbourne) The Queens Bridge is a historic road bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bridge was built in 1889 and has five wrought iron plate girder spans, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The bridge was built by contractor David Munro, and replaced a timber footbridge built in 1860. The bridge is a very flat arch, and has five spans constructed of wrought iron plate girders. The bridge rests on iron cylinders filled with concrete, in

neg: Cardiff Bridge Cardiff Bridge Cardiff Bridge (also known locally as Canton Bridge) is the road bridge crossing the River Taff at the approximate site of the original river crossing, close to Cardiff Castle in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. A bridge link crossing the Taff at Cardiff has existed since Roman times, though a safer river crossing beyond the tidal range was preferred at Llandaff, to the north. In 1582 the timber bridge was replaced by one built of stone, to the north of the current bridge and connecting to the town's Westgate. It was continually damaged by flooding and rebuilt in

neg: Queens Bridge (Melbourne) Queens Bridge (Melbourne) The Queens Bridge is a historic road bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bridge was built in 1889 and has five wrought iron plate girder spans, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The bridge was built by contractor David Munro, and replaced a timber footbridge built in 1860. The bridge is a very flat arch, and has five spans constructed of wrought iron plate girders. The bridge rests on iron cylinders filled with concrete, in groups of eight, with arched bracing between. It connects Market Street and William Street on the

neg: Westgate (album) Westgate (album) Westgate is the fifth solo album by Mark Seymour, released in 2007. The album was described as centred on "everyday heroes", with the title track recounting the tale of a real-life worker who was on duty when Melbourne's West Gate Bridge collapsed on October 15, 1970, killing 35 construction workers. "Year of the Dog", initially written as a football song for the Western Bulldogs football team, became the saga of a friend with a drink problem. The album was named as one of the top 10 albums of the year by the "Sunday Herald Sun". The album's title

neg: Westgate, Canterbury In the 19th century, the city walls that joined the gateway to the back of the drum towers were removed. Following this, in 1823–1829, a jailer's house was built on the north side, and this became the headquarters of Canterbury City Police. It is now a bar and cafe, whose dining room is still known as "The Parade Room", with a police truncheon used as its badge. The disused iron bridge which connects the Westgate with the bar and cafe dates from this time. Contemporary with this work was the building of St Peter's Place on the south side of

neg: Westgate FC Westgate FC '"Westgate Football Club also referred to as Westgate Sindjelic"', is a semi-professional Serbian-founded Australian football club located in Ardeer, Melbourne, that plays in the Victorian State League Division 2, Australia's joint fifth tier in the country's league system. The club was founded on 18 February 1985 as Royal Richmond, with its home ground based at Burnley Oval in the suburb of Richmond. In 1986, the club changed its home venue to Yarraville Oval and officially converted the club named to Westgate FC by 1987. The club won its first trophy in 1987 after winning the Victorian State League

neg: History of Melbourne already begun. The first sale of Crown lands in St Kilda took place on 7 December 1842, and the wealthy began building houses by the seashore, and a port developed at Williamstown. In 1844, a bridge was built to span the Yarra River at Swanston Street. The bridge replaced the privately operated punts. The bridge was a privately built wooden trestle toll bridge. In 1850, a government-built sandstone free bridge replaced the wooden bridge. In 1848, Charles Perry became the first Anglican bishop for Melbourne, and James Alipius Goold became the Catholic Bishop of Melbourne. With the arrival of Europeans

neg: Wakefield Westgate railway station and over the bridge in Westgate which is at the start of a 95-arch viaduct. The station was designed by Leeds engineer, J.B. Fraser. Built at a cost of £60,000, it was described by a local newspaper as "one of the most perfect stations in England – special care in designing the works having been taken…in order that every facility might be given for the easy and expeditious working of the goods and passenger traffic". A prominent feature was a turreted tower, which, as a result of lobbying by the Wakefield Tradesmen's Association, was converted into a four-faced clock tower

neg: Midland Bridge two pavements to be provided where there had been only one before. The tram company's interest was in providing a new access route from Twerton and Oldfield Park to the city centre via the bridge, Kingsmead Square and Westgate Street; the bridge was built with a single line of tram tracks in place. But although the city council gave permission and the mayor was very encouraging at the bridge's opening, the tram scheme did not materialise and the single track was eventually removed. The original bridge was re-used to provide a link between the old 'scavenger's yard' and the new

neg: Westgate, Gloucester Bicycle Paths which use the central bridge connecting nearby villages via Alney Island. Westgate forms its own electoral ward in the constituency of Gloucester but it is not a parish and so does not have a parish council. Westgate, Gloucester The Westgate area of Gloucester is centred on Westgate Street, one of the four main streets of Gloucester and one of the oldest parts of the city. The population of the Westgate ward in Gloucester was 6,687 at the time of the 2011 Census. St. Nicholas' Church, a redundant Anglican church and Grade I listed building is situated at the

neg: Rotherham Westgate railway station of the Midland Railway following amalgamations in 1844. The fact that the Midland also operated the much larger Masborough station could have relegated Westgate to being a backwater, but Westgate was much more central, and the standard service pattern on the Midland line after 1870, was for some Sheffield–Nottingham, Sheffield–Derby and Sheffield–Manchester local trains to start back from Westgate and run through Sheffield Midland, calling at all stations; this kept Westgate a busy and important station right up to its closure. By the middle of the twentieth century, trains to Westgate still passed over the 1830s vintage wooden bridge to

neg: Westgate Park Arnholt Smith, Westgate was a modern stadium with a capacity of 8,268 fans, with an eye to be expanded to major league size (up to 40,000) if necessary. In 1958 when it opened, "Not even Yankee Stadium or Boston's Fenway Park can surpass the comforts and conveniences of the Padres' new home. ... This is a real ballpark, built for the game of baseball, a ballpark in which the city of San Diego can take great pride." It was named for the Westgate-California Tuna Packing Corporation. The first Padres games played in Westgate were on April 28, 1958, a day-night

neg: Westgate FC defeat them 3–2 on 17 March. On 25 March, Westgate defeated Whittlesea Stallions 2–0 at the quarter-final stage of the competition. In the semi-final, Westgate faced Northcote City on 16 April, where they would come out winners with a 4–3 result after extra time. Westgate then faced Cranbourne Comets in the 2001 State League Cup final on 25 April, the match was refereed by Senko Rastocic and the venue of the final was SS Anderson Reserve, the stadium of Port Melbourne Sharks. Cranbourne Comets had not conceded a goal during the entire competition, going six games with a clean sheet.

neg: Westgate Entertainment District minimum $25 million price, and the properties were retained by Credit Suisse. In November 2011, iStar Financial named Vestar Development Company as the new property managers of the complex. At the time, Westgate retail space was 75% leased and office space 50% leased. Vestar is charged with improving the occupancy rate and improving "foot traffic on non-peak days when the arenas are dark". iStar intends to hold onto Westgate for the long-term, and is not looking for a new owner of the property. Westgate was built around Gila River Arena, which is its primary attraction. Although not a part of

neg: Paul Mitchell (writer) fiction. His poetry, essays and stories have been published in newspapers, magazines and journals including "The Age", "The Sunday Age", "Best Australian Stories" and "Poems", "Meanjin", "Griffith Review", "Overland", "ABC Religion and Ethics" and "The Big Issue". Mitchell's 2015 play "Ragdoll" was a work of fiction that drew upon two Australian cases of patricide: Arthur Freeman throwing his child Darcy from Melbourne's Westgate Bridge, and Robert Farquharson driving his three children into a dam near Winchelsea. The play, performed by Silas Aiton and directed by Debra Low, was staged at Melbourne's La Mama Theatre as part of the 2015 Melbourne

neg: Shelford Bridge Shelford Bridge The Shelford Bridge is an important early wrought iron box girder road bridge built in 1873-4 over the River Leigh and designed by Charles Anthony Corbett Wilson (1827–1923) on the main road from Melbourne to Portland in Victoria, Australia. The crossing of the Leigh (or Yarrowee) River may lay claim to the first bridge built in Victoria, when a timber structure was erected in 1840. This was replaced in 1851 with a more substantial bridge on bluestone abutments and piers, and in turn the present iron bridge. The bridge stands on bluestone abutments and piers and has two

neg: Bowers Covered Bridge is located in southern West Windsor, carrying Bible Hill Road across Mill Brook between Vermont Route 44 and Harrington and Westgate Roads. The bridge is long and wide, with a roadway width of (one lane). The bridge is a single span laminated arch structure resting on unmortared stone abutments, and covered by a post-and-beam shed. Its sides are finished in vertical board siding, and its roof is corrugated metal. Wooden floor stringers are supported by iron rods and wooden posts attached to the arches. The bridge was built in 1919. It is one of two bridges in the town, and

neg: Port Melbourne railway line built by Robertson, Martin & Smith, because of shipping delays. Australia's first steam locomotive was built in ten weeks and cost £2,700. The line was opened in September 1854 (three years after the discovery of gold at Ballarat) and ran for 4 km from the Melbourne (or City) Terminus (on the site of modern-day Flinders Street Station), crossing the Yarra River via the Sandridge Bridge, to Sandridge (now Port Melbourne). The opening of the line occurred during the period of the Victorian gold rush - a time when both Melbourne and Victoria undertook massive capital works, each with its own

neg: MacRobertson Bridge welded steel trusses. As built the bridge only spanned the Yarra, but in 1967 the South Eastern Arterial was built, running under the northern most span. MacRobertson Bridge The MacRobertson Bridge is a road bridge that carries Grange Road from Toorak on the south bank into Burnley, over the Yarra River and the Monash Freeway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The first river crossing at the site was Twickenham Ferry, which conveyed passengers and was founded by waterman Jesse Barrow in 1880. it was named for the Twickenham Ferry in London. The ferry survived until 1934, when it was replaced by

neg: Suicide bridge nearby Taft Bridge. A similar result was seen when barriers were erected on the popular suicide bridge: the Clifton Suspension Bridge, in the United Kingdom. Families affected and groups that help the mentally ill have lobbied governments to erect similar barriers. One such barrier is the Luminous Veil on the Prince Edward Viaduct in Toronto, Canada, once considered North America's second deadliest bridge, with over 400 jumps on record. Special telephones with connections to crisis hotlines are sometimes installed on bridges. The Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Mooney Mooney Bridge on the Central Coast (New South Wales), and the Westgate Bridge

neg: MacRobertson Bridge MacRobertson Bridge The MacRobertson Bridge is a road bridge that carries Grange Road from Toorak on the south bank into Burnley, over the Yarra River and the Monash Freeway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The first river crossing at the site was Twickenham Ferry, which conveyed passengers and was founded by waterman Jesse Barrow in 1880. it was named for the Twickenham Ferry in London. The ferry survived until 1934, when it was replaced by the MacRobertson Bridge, financed by Sir Macpherson Robertson. When built the bridge was one of two bridges in the world to be the first to use

neg: Westgate, Oxford Westgate, Oxford The Westgate Centre (recently rebranded as Westgate Oxford) is a major shopping centre in Oxford city centre, England, that was extensively remodelled and extended between 2016–17. The original centre was built between 1970–72, designed by Douglas Murray and built by Taylor Woodrow. The centre was closed in February 2016 for comprehensive redevelopment, and reopened on Tuesday 24 October 2017. Westgate is at the west end of Queen Street, facing onto Bonn Square where the medieval West Gate into the city of Oxford once stood. The shopping centre is named after this former gateway into the medieval city. The

neg: Westgate, Oxford claim. Westgate, Oxford The Westgate Centre (recently rebranded as Westgate Oxford) is a major shopping centre in Oxford city centre, England, that was extensively remodelled and extended between 2016–17. The original centre was built between 1970–72, designed by Douglas Murray and built by Taylor Woodrow. The centre was closed in February 2016 for comprehensive redevelopment, and reopened on Tuesday 24 October 2017. Westgate is at the west end of Queen Street, facing onto Bonn Square where the medieval West Gate into the city of Oxford once stood. The shopping centre is named after this former gateway into the medieval city.

neg: Westgate FC goals in both fixtures. Westgate were relegated for the second consecutive season, again alongside Keilor Park. Both clubs had finished as the bottom two teams on the 2009 Victorian State League Division 2 North-West table. Westgate commenced the 2010 Victorian State League Division 3 with two consecutive draws before obtaining their first win in a 3–2 away victory against Melbourne University Rangers on 24 April, as Volkan Kalayci scored a double. By Round 10, the club would suffer just its third defeat of the season as by that time they had gained 15 points. After two consecutive loses, Westgate defeated

neg: Westgate FC a total of 28 points. Westgate's 1988 season kicked off with a 1–0 away victory against Nunawading on 2 April, with Tony Marchett scoring. The season would consist of regular wins and losses, before Westgate went on an undefeated streak from Round 11 to Round 14, notably beating Nunawading City 4–0 at home on 2 July, with Chris Andriotis scoring a double. In Round 18, Westgate would thrash Richmond 6–0 at home on 30 July, with Tony Marchett scoring a double. Westgate also claimed their first State League Cup title, after former South Melbourne striker Chris Andriotis netted in a

neg: Princes Bridge Princes Bridge Princes Bridge, originally Prince's Bridge, is an important bridge in central Melbourne, Australia that spans the Yarra River. It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in Australia. The bridge connects Swanston Street on the north bank of the Yarra River to St Kilda Road on the south bank, and carries road, tram and pedestrian traffic. The present bridge was built in 1888 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Because of its position, Princes Bridge is often a focal point for celebratory events in Melbourne such as the Moomba Festival, New

neg: Sandridge Bridge Sandridge Bridge The Sandridge Bridge is a historic former railway bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bridge which runs diagonally to the river's banks was redeveloped in 2006 as a new pedestrian and cycle path featuring public art. It is the third bridge on the site and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The first bridge on the site was built in 1853 for the original Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company line to Sandridge from Flinders Street to Port Melbourne at Hobsons Bay on Port Phillip, the first passenger railway line in Australia. In

neg: Port Melbourne, Victoria Laboratory and regional facilities for Boeing. Fishermen's Bend Aerodrome remained in use until 1957. Fishermans Bend is a primarily industrial centre at the foot of the West Gate Bridge and contains major establishments for the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Holden, Hawker de Havilland, GKN Aerospace Engineering Services, the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures, Kraft Foods, Toyota Australia, port security and a campus of RMIT University. It also has a marina, known as d'Albora Marinas Pier 35, and several container ship ports. Fishermans Bend has a single large reserve known as Westgate Park, a large artificial wetland established

neg: Maribyrnong River Viaduct Maribyrnong River Viaduct The Maribyrnong River Viaduct (also known locally as the Quarter Mile Bridge) carries the Albion–Jacana railway line, Melbourne across the Maribyrnong River in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It is located near the E J Whitten Bridge, and is almost 400 metres long (hence the Quarter Mile name). It was built in 1927–29 by the Victorian Railways Construction Branch, being the largest trestle bridge in Australia when completed in June, 1929. It employed 200 people during its construction, with one fatality, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. With a length of , and a

neg: Rotherham Westgate railway station site of the town's market was opposite the station at the time), until 1970 when the site was cleared and new Post Office sorting centre built. In the late 1960s the remaining part of the railway alignment was severed by a new road, but west of this the branch still remains serving C F Booth's scrapyard, albeit now at ground level rather than on an embankment. Rotherham Westgate railway station Rotherham Westgate railway station was the eastern terminus of the five-mile-long Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, the first passenger-carrying railway in the Sheffield/Rotherham area. In central Rotherham on the eastern bank

neg: Westgate FC competed in Victorian State League Division 1. In 2002 Wesgate finished 10th, and had to go into a play-off to remain in the division. The club also made an appearance in the final of the Harry Armstrong (Reserves) Cup in 1993. The game was played as a curtain raiser to the Dockerty Cup final between Heidelberg United and South Melbourne at Olympic Park. The 2000 Victorian State League Division 1 season saw Westgate defeated 5–3 away to Westvale in Round 1, before defeating Springvale White Eagles 1–0 at home in Round 2. Westgate went on to suffer 8 consecutive defeats,

neg: Westgate Methodist Chapel Westgate Methodist Chapel Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some west of Stanhope, County Durham, England (). It is a redundant chapel under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. This was originally a Primitive Methodist chapel. The area in which it stands, Weardale, has a long history of Primitive Methodism, having been the site of a camp meeting in 1823. The first chapel in the village was built in 1824. The present chapel, built in

neg: Malmsbury Viaduct Malmsbury Viaduct The Malmsbury Viaduct is a large brick and stone masonry arch bridge over the Coliban River at Malmsbury on the Bendigo Railway in Victoria Australia. It was erected as part of the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway between 1858 and 1861, and was at the time the largest masonry arch railway bridge built in Victoria. Construction of the Bendigo line commenced under the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company in 1858, but this private consortium met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian

neg: Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the coast line of Hobsons Bay in the inner western suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The trail forms part of the western half of the Bayside Trail which encircles Port Phillip. It runs from the west side of the Westgate bridge, south and along the coast, finishing at the Skeleton Creek Trail in Sanctuary Lakes. Towards the Footscray end the path connects with the Maribyrnong River Trail and passes the offices of the Lonely Planet publications. At this junction cyclists

neg: Southbank, Victoria a series of low lying swamps inhabited by Aboriginal tribes. From European settlement the area which is now Southbank consisted of some old factories, warehouses and wharves, mostly built between the 1860s–1920s when the area was part of the first port of Melbourne. It had several bridges connecting it to the city, the first being the original Princes Bridge and later the Sandridge Bridge, which was formerly part of the Port Melbourne railway line from 1888 to 1987. The Arts Centre precinct opened in the 1980s on former parkland, which was once used as an amusement park and featured the

neg: King Street Bridge (Melbourne) King Street Bridge (Melbourne) The King Street Bridge takes King Street over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. The bridge continues south as an elevated viaduct, with the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex built around it in later years. The bridge was designed in 1959 by Utah Australia for the Country Roads Board, and constructed over the next two years, being opened on 12 April 1961. It was of a welded, deck-girder, suspended-span construction with spans up to long. Soon after completion, on 10 July 1962, one span collapsed under the weight of a 47-ton semi-trailer, though the weight was

neg: Bruce Day (engineer) the Eastern Freeway Stage 1 Bridges were identified as being of State Significance. Day made an important contribution to the landscape character and built environment of Melbourne, and played a major role in transforming the city during a period of great change when freeways became the natural means of moving traffic. Abstract of "Concrete Bridge Articulation" by H.B. Day Bruce Day (engineer) Hubert Bruce Day (8 December 1927 – 5 December 2015) was an Australian structural engineer, who undertook bridge design works for the MMBW and CRB in Melbourne, Australia from the 1950s to 1980s. Bruce Day was the principal

neg: Melbourne Causeway 18, 1921 it officially opened. A Mr. J. E. Campbell was the first to drive across the bridge. During construction three sawmills were built by Ernest Kouwen-Hoven. They did not all exist at the same time. The first one was in Melbourne Village, the second was on the Nevin Property on Merritt Island, and the third was west of Grant. In 1941, construction began on the second bridge between Melbourne and Indialantic. This bridge was a low-rise swing draw bridge. On August 1, 1947 Mrs. Ernest Kouwen-Hoven cut the ribbon and the same J. E. Campbell that crossed the first

neg: Bridge River Vent form is still well preserved. This lava flow was poor in volcanic gas, indicating that minor or no explosivity occurred when it was erupted. It is long and varies in thickness from to . The southern margin of the lava flow cooled into well preserved columnar joints. Subsequent erosion of the lava flow by Fall Creek has created a waterfall. In 1977, J. A. Westgate of the University of Toronto suggested that a smaller eruption may have occurred at the Bridge River Vent after the eruption 2,350 years ago, sending tephra to the southeast. A tephra deposit overlying the Bridge

neg: Shelford Bridge number of early bridges in the Leigh and surrounding shires in his 64 years of practice (1846-1910). The bridge is included on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was saved from demolition when local Country Roads Board engineer Peter Alsop convinced his superiors that a new bridge on a better road alignment was a preferable solution. Shelford Bridge The Shelford Bridge is an important early wrought iron box girder road bridge built in 1873-4 over the River Leigh and designed by Charles Anthony Corbett Wilson (1827–1923) on the main road from Melbourne to Portland in Victoria, Australia. The crossing of the

neg: Morell Bridge Bridge in 1936 after Sir Stephen Morell who was a prominent Victorian businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne between 1926 and 1928. On June 7, 1998 the bridge was closed to motor vehicles as part of the CityLink project. It is currently used by cyclist and pedestrian traffic, connecting the Royal Botanic Gardens to the Olympic Park precinct. Morell Bridge The Morell Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yarra River in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1899 by John Monash and J. T. N. Anderson, it is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built

neg: Hawthorn Railway Bridge Hawthorn Railway Bridge The Hawthorn Railway Bridge is a steel truss bridge that crosses the Yarra River east of Melbourne between Burnley and Hawthorn stations on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale railway lines. It was built for the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company and is the oldest extant railway bridge over the Yarra River. Completed in 1861, Hawthorn Railway Bridge was designed by Francis Bell. The opening had been delayed due to delays in completion of the bridge with the original iron trusses having been lost at sea. With a span of about , it was one of the last

neg: Lower Plenty, Victoria wine industry in the new settlement of Melbourne. In March 1855, Wekey held a meeting at the Bulleen Hotel and called for shareholders, each "according to his means", for a proposed toll bridge, the first bridge ever built over the Upper Yarra, joining Lower Plenty to Templestowe, and replacing a punt being operated by the company. The bridge would cut five kilometres off the trip from the Eltham township to Melbourne, it was claimed at the meeting. A plan, backed by a group of Melbourne businessmen who would form the ‘Templestowe Bridge Committee’, attracted the necessary shareholders and the project

neg: Architecture of Melbourne Queens Bridge, one of the oldest remaining bridges in the city, was constructed in 1889 has five wrought iron plate girder spans, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The bridge was built by contractor David Munro, and replaced a timber footbridge built in 1860. The Morell Bridge, built in 1899, is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built using reinforced concrete. The bridge features elaborate decorations on the three arch spans, including prominent dragon motifs as well as ornamental Victorian lights. The gutters on the bridge are cobbled bluestone, with a single lane bitumen strip

neg: Westgate Mall (Macon, Georgia) to be built and one of the first to die in the state, the mall had a short life and rocky history. Most of the tenants went to Macon power center Eisenhower Crossing, including Home Depot and Pet Smart. In 2015, Burlington Coat Factory moved to Macon Mall. Westgate Mall (Macon, Georgia) Westgate Shopping Center (a.k.a. Westgate Mall) was the first fully enclosed shopping mall in Georgia. It opened in 1961, a year after Eastwood opened in Birmingham, Alabama. Like Eastwood, Westgate had no department store anchors, though the mall was prominently anchored by JJ Newberry's (much like Eastwood). Like

neg: Trams in Melbourne was closed by 1890. Seven horse tramlines operated in Melbourne, three were built by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company (MTOC), while the other four were built by different private companies. The MTOC's three lines fed their cable tram system: Victoria Bridge cable tram terminus to Kew (Boroondara Cemetery), opened in 1887 and closed in 1915 after its sale to Kew Council for conversion to a Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust electric line; Hawthorn Bridge cable tram terminus to Auburn Road, via Burwood Road, Power Street and Riversdale Road, opened in 1890 and closed on 31 January 1916 after being

neg: Bolte Bridge Bolte Bridge The Bolte Bridge is a large twin cantilever bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the longest bridge in 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 toll roads 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. The bridge was designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall and was built for head contractor Transurban by Baulderstone Hornibrook, construction

neg: Hawthorn Railway Bridge during the Depression as a scenic drive. In 1971, the original piers were strengthened and a metal girder span added to accommodate a third track. Hawthorn Railway Bridge The Hawthorn Railway Bridge is a steel truss bridge that crosses the Yarra River east of Melbourne between Burnley and Hawthorn stations on the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale railway lines. It was built for the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company and is the oldest extant railway bridge over the Yarra River. Completed in 1861, Hawthorn Railway Bridge was designed by Francis Bell. The opening had been delayed due to delays in completion

neg: Bethanga Bridge stock on their way to new settlements in the south. Crossing the river during the drier summer months could normally be achieved on foot. When the river was high after heavy rains or snow melting in the mountains crossing became difficult until a log punt was built in 1844. Stock, however, had to swim. The first bridge over the Murray was built in 1860 near the present crossing at Albury. People up and down stream had to find their own fords, or trek back to Albury. The arrival of the first railroad from Melbourne in 1873 boosted the district and

neg: Coonooer Bridge, Victoria War and World War 2. Coonooer Bridge Post Office opened around January 1879 and closed in 1966. A Conover (an alternative spelling of Coonooer) office was open nearby between 1873 and 1895. Coonooer Bridge, Victoria Coonooer Bridge is a township in western Victoria. The town is in the Shire of Buloke, north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Coonooer Bridge Methodist Church was built in 1875 and still stands today as one of the oldest buildings in the shire. The Coonooer Bridge Community Centre was built in 1984 and opened in October of that year. It was built on the

neg: Westgate Mall (Fairview Park) Westgate Mall (Fairview Park) Westgate Mall has existed as a Greater Cleveland suburban shopping center in some form since the mid-1950s. Located at the intersection of Center Ridge Road and West 210th Street Fairview Park, Ohio at the boundary of Rocky River, Ohio. Westgate mall is now known as "Westgate", and now has reformed into an outdoor shopping center. Built several years after the close of World War II, the original "Westgate Center" opened in 1954. The first such shopping mall in Greater Cleveland, from Downtown's Public Square, and the first suburban shopping mall in Ohio, as one of the

neg: Coonooer Bridge, Victoria Coonooer Bridge, Victoria Coonooer Bridge is a township in western Victoria. The town is in the Shire of Buloke, north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Coonooer Bridge Methodist Church was built in 1875 and still stands today as one of the oldest buildings in the shire. The Coonooer Bridge Community Centre was built in 1984 and opened in October of that year. It was built on the site of the Coonooer Bridge State School which closed in 1964. A War Memorial erected by local citizens in 1920 commemorates servicemen and women from the local area serving in the Great

neg: Princes Bridge had been built in over its position in the west end of the south abutment. The new bridge was opened on 4 October 1888, in time for the second International Exhibition to be held in Melbourne. As with many historic Melburnian buildings and bridges, the bridge is built on solid bluestone and concrete bulwarks with plenty of cast iron. The abutments, piers and wing walls are built of solid bluestone. The bridge was named Prince's Bridge, after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). In 1924,the bridge was reinforced to take the weight of the electric trams which were

neg: Westgate Mall (Fairview Park) Pancake House, Books-A-Million, and more coming/opening soon. Kohl's remained open during the redevelopment. Other stores include Verizon, Great Clips, Five Below, The Melting Pot, and others. Westgate Mall (Fairview Park) Westgate Mall has existed as a Greater Cleveland suburban shopping center in some form since the mid-1950s. Located at the intersection of Center Ridge Road and West 210th Street Fairview Park, Ohio at the boundary of Rocky River, Ohio. Westgate mall is now known as "Westgate", and now has reformed into an outdoor shopping center. Built several years after the close of World War II, the original "Westgate Center" opened

neg: Basildon Town Centre and in 2012 The Queen gave Gateway the Queens award for voluntary service the MBE for groups. Danny Lawrence one of its Directors was awarded a British Empire medal in 2014 for his work in Radio The most recent development to the Town Centre was the Westgate development (officially known as the Westgate Park Shopping Centre) which was built during 1998-1999. Westgate is an open air development of 10 large units and with parking on multiple levels. This was built on the site of Basildon Council's former temporary residence, which they had moved out of in the 1990s into the

neg: Westgate Park Westgate Park Westgate Park is a former baseball stadium located in San Diego, California. The ballpark was home to the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League from 1958 to 1967. The ballpark was located in the largely undeveloped Mission Valley region of San Diego. The location was on Friars Road at State Route 395 (now State Route 163), in the northeast corner of what is now the Fashion Valley Mall. Westgate was built to replace the deteriorating Lane Field, where the minor-league Padres had played since 1936. Constructed for $1 million in private funds by Padres owner C.

neg: Westgate (Pacific Electric) Westgate (Pacific Electric) Westgate was a suburban line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1911 to 1940. This line was one of four lines connecting Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica that did not run through Hollywood. The line is notable for taking a circuitous route towards its end, along San Vicente Boulevard, mainly because it was built to encourage construction of new homes near Pacific Palisades. Many riders were veterans and employees of the Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle, stopping at the Streetcar Depot, West Los Angeles The line was built and operated by the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad,opened in

neg: Albury A temporary wooden railway bridge joined the line to the Victorian network in 1883. New South Wales and Victoria had different track gauges until 1962, when the first train ran direct from Sydney to Melbourne. The two states could not initially agree which should be the transfer point so they had an expensive and attractive iron lattice bridge sent from Scotland which accommodated both gauges. In 1888, Albury built its first school house. The city's first mayor James Fallon was an innovator of the Public School, funding a demonstration High School to be built on Kiewa Street. The "Royal Commission

neg: Westgate, New Zealand Westgate, New Zealand Westgate is a quickly developing regional town centre in the north west of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb in which it is located was changed from "Massey North" to "Westgate" in 2013. The area was part of Waitakere City from 1989 to 2010 and its transformation is now a priority for Auckland Council. The new regional town centre being built will be the hub for retail and commercial activity in the north west. The council has a number of development partners and will itself create the centre's new civic heart including a new library.

neg: Brandon Westgate body doesn’t have to break it down or anything. Juicing is one of the best things to do to heal or replenish your body and get rid of all the toxins ... When I’d go on trips I’d just feel like shit and eat like shit ... I think I just feel healthier in general. Westgate further explained that his girlfriend influenced him to become a vegetarian. Brandon Westgate Brandon Westgate (born February 15, 1989) is a professional skateboarder. Westgate was born in Wareham, Massachusetts, United States (US). When he was young, he skated in his hometown and Skater Island

neg: John Winneke their infant daughter, Azaria Chamberlain. He appeared as counsel in the Royal Commission into the Westgate Bridge collapse, in the Derwent River Bridge Inquiry, and in the Housing Commission of Victoria Inquiry. Winneke was appointed on 7 June 1995 as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and as the first President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria when the Court of Appeal was established that year. He was appointed as the acting Chief Justice for a brief period in 2003. He retired from the bench on 15 July 2005. Winneke was awarded an

neg: Westgate, New Zealand The town square will feature areas for outdoor dining and the large civic space will be pedestrian friendly. A high quality and extensive network of parks and walkways will also be created. Westgate, New Zealand Westgate is a quickly developing regional town centre in the north west of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb in which it is located was changed from "Massey North" to "Westgate" in 2013. The area was part of Waitakere City from 1989 to 2010 and its transformation is now a priority for Auckland Council. The new regional town centre being built will be

neg: Pinckney Wilkinson Pinckney Wilkinson Pinckney Wilkinson (c. 1693–1784) was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784. Wilkinson was a wealthy London merchant. He married Mary Thurloe (or Thurlow) at Lincoln’s Inn chapel on 16 December 1735. She was an heiress and he received about £10,000 out of her fortune. In 1752, he purchased the estate Polestead or Westgate, Norfolk and built Burnham Westgate Hall in the 1750s using Matthew Brettingham, the Holkham estate architect. He and Mary had two daughters and a son and he retired from business when this son died in

neg: Westgate Tower the Texas House of Representatives by only two votes. The controversy over the preservation of the capitol's visual presence that dogged the Westgate Tower's construction continued to grow after its completion. The Westgate was followed by even taller structures: first the Dobie Center (designed in 1968), and then a series of ever larger downtown bank towers, culminating in the One American Center (designed in 1982). In 1983, inspired by the Westgate and these other structures, the State of Texas created a list of protected Capitol View Corridors along which structures may not be built, so as to protect the capitol's

neg: Transport in Melbourne began operation on 19 July. The Taxi Industry Inquiry resulted in major reforms to Victoria's taxi industry, significantly impacting taxi service in Melbourne. Taxis were required to be painted canary yellow until this requirement was abolished in 2013. Melbourne has 4,660 licensed, metered taxis, including 443 wheelchair-accessible cabs. Ridesharing operators, such as Uber, DiDi, Shofer, Taxify, GoCatch, Shebah, and Ola, also operate in Melbourne. Public Transport Victoria oversees two ferry services in Victoria: the Westgate Punt (between Spotswood and Fishermans Bend) and the French Island Ferry, which operates between the Stony Point railway station, French Island and Cowes on Phillip

neg: Melbourne–Voyager collision carrier's stern, then advance towards "Melbourne" on her port side. "Voyager" did turn to starboard, away from "Melbourne", but then unexpectedly turned to port. It was initially assumed by "Melbourne"s bridge crew that "Voyager" was "fishtailing", conducting a series of zig-zag turns to slow the ship before swinging behind "Melbourne", but "Voyager" did not alter course again. On "Voyager"s bridge, the officer of the watch and the navigator had become distracted, and Stevens was reading navigational charts, impairing his night vision. The port bridge lookout had come on duty while "Voyager" was turning to starboard, and raised the alarm when

neg: 66 Westgate Street been added around 1600 to increase the height of the building. Cross-gabled bays were created in around 1700, and the building was a pair of shops, whose window shutters have been preserved. The building now houses Hedley's coffee shop. 66 Westgate Street 66 Westgate Street is a grade II* listed building in Gloucester, UK. It has been listed by Historic England under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Originally a merchant's house, 66 Westgate Street is thought to have been built during the 15th century but has been substantially remodelled several times in successive centuries. It is

neg: 66 Westgate Street 66 Westgate Street 66 Westgate Street is a grade II* listed building in Gloucester, UK. It has been listed by Historic England under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Originally a merchant's house, 66 Westgate Street is thought to have been built during the 15th century but has been substantially remodelled several times in successive centuries. It is one of few surviving timber-framed houses in Gloucester, which makes it of particular historical interest. Architectural investigations have shown that it was originally attached to another house, which has since been demolished. The third storey is thought to have

neg: Hornsea east of Hornsea town towards the sea was in agricultural use. A Quaker meeting house, located to the rear of Westgate, now known as 'Quaker Cottage' was used in the 18th century for meetings. Non-conformist churches were built in the early 19th century – an Independent chapel was built on Southgate near to the Market Place , with a burial ground to the rear; and a Wesleyan chapel built on the corner of Back Southgate/Mere Side/Chamber's Lane , (replaced in 1870 by one in Newbegin and later used as a school); a Primitive Methodist chapel was built on Westgate in

neg: Princes Bridge railway station was the bridge itself), the station was opened as the city terminus of the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company line to Punt Road (Richmond) in 1859. Extended to Prahran in 1859 and Windsor in 1860, it formed today's Sandringham line. A small engine shed was built east of the station in 1859 by the company. A locomotive depot later replaced it on a new site, built in 1888 and demolished for the Jolimont Workshops in 1917 as part of the electrification of the suburban network. The Hobson's Bay, Melbourne and St Kilda and Brighton railway companies merged in 1865, with

neg: King Street, Melbourne Street in West Melbourne. Towards the northern end of King Street lay the Flagstaff Gardens, whilst the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium and Crown Casino are at its southern tip. King Street becomes Kings Way south of Flinders Street. The street was part of National Routes 1 and 79 until the city bypass road linking the Monash Freeway with the Westgate Freeway was completed. Crossing through Melbourne's main financial district, many of Melbourne's tallest office towers line King Street. The area was once lined with bluestone warehouses, some of which still exist to the present day. The street has many examples

neg: Flinders Street Viaduct on the Yarra River, then crossing over the Banana Alley Vaults before entering Flinders Street. The first railway in Melbourne was opened in 1854 and ran from what is now Flinders Street, to Sandridge (now Port Melbourne) and was later known as the Port Melbourne line. Railways continued to be built from Flinders Street, and the adjacent Princes Bridge station. At the same time, a number of country railways had been built to the west of Melbourne, and used Spencer Street station (now Southern Cross) as the terminus. Many residents saw the Spencer Street terminal as undesirable and inconvenient, as

neg: Taradale Viaduct Taradale Viaduct The Taradale Viaduct is a large wrought iron box girder bridge over Back Creek at Taradale, Victoria on the Bendigo Railway in Victoria Australia. It was erected as part of the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway between 1858 and 1861, and was at the time one of the largest rail bridges built in Australia. Construction of the Bendigo line commenced under the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company in 1858, but this private consortium met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian colonial

neg: Princes Bridge country Victoria and Melbourne saw a massive increase in population. In addition to the increase in traffic crossing the bridge, there was also a need to handle increased shipping traffic on the Yarra River and the river was widened to cope with this. By that time the Yarra River had been heavily modified both upstream and downstream and the major floods of the early years were becoming less common. The new bridge was designed by John Grainger (1855–1917), the father of the Australian composer Percy Grainger, and built by David Munro using ironwork fabricated by Langlands foundry in Melbourne. Munro

neg: St Kilda Road, Melbourne that linked St Kilda to the town centre. The road was impassable by carriage after rains, which turned the road to mud. Prior to the building of the first bridge spanning the Yarra River in 1844, traffic crossed the river by privately operated punts. In 1844, a privately built wooden trestle toll bridge was built across the river at Swanston Street. In 1850, a government-built sandstone free bridge replaced the wooden bridge. In 1853, the Immigrants' Aid Society established the Immigrant's Home in St Kilda Road, which accommodated 'neglected' and orphaned children and also had a reformatory for children. The

neg: Docklands, Victoria bordering Docklands. Connecting to the nearby Westgate Freeway on the southern end. Links to the Melbourne CBD include extensions from Flinders Street, Collins Street and La Trobe Street. Southern Cross station, near the eastern edge of Docklands http://www.docklandsdirectory.com.au/getting_here, is the closest passenger railway station, it is also the major interchange for metropolitan and intercity rail. Much of Docklands area remains covered by rail yards previously used for freight transport and rolling stock which are being progressively reclaimed or built over. Trams in Docklands include the free City Circle tram, along Docklands Drive and to and from Waterfront City. As Docklands

neg: Sale Swing Bridge Sale Swing Bridge The Sale Swing Bridge is located on the South Gippsland Highway Longford, 5 km south of the city of Sale, Victoria, Australia and spans the Latrobe River at its junction with the Thomson River. Designed by John Grainger and built in 1883 by the Victorian government, it was the first movable bridge built in Victoria. Its wrought-iron structure, 45 metres long, pivots on cylindrical steel columns. At its peak, the bridge was opened up to 20 times a day, allowing the movement of steamers between Sale and Melbourne. The bridge underwent major restoration works towards the end

neg: Westgate Hall, Denholm the top floor was made available as a meeting hall by the Palmer-Douglases, when the outside staircase was added, and was so used until the 1950s. Westgate Hall, Denholm Westgate Hall is located in Westgate in the village of Denholm, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It stands at the western and south-western approaches to the village. Dating from the 17th century (the date 1663 appears above the door), it is an example of a building of that period that was once common in Scotland and is now a category A listed building. When Sir Archibald Douglas succeeded to the barony

neg: St Nicholas' Church, Gloucester cast in 1608 by John Baker, two in 1636 by Roger I Purdue, and one in 1725 by Abraham II Rudhall. St Nicholas' Church, Gloucester St Nicholas' Church is a historic church in Westgate Street in the city of Gloucester, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Its truncated spire is a landmark in the city centre. The church was built in or around 1190. By 1203 it was known as "St. Nicholas of the Bridge at Gloucester". It was largely

neg: St Nicholas' Church, Gloucester St Nicholas' Church, Gloucester St Nicholas' Church is a historic church in Westgate Street in the city of Gloucester, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Its truncated spire is a landmark in the city centre. The church was built in or around 1190. By 1203 it was known as "St. Nicholas of the Bridge at Gloucester". It was largely rebuilt in the 13th century, retaining some of its earlier features. Further alterations were made in the 15th century, and the

neg: Brandon Westgate Brandon Westgate Brandon Westgate (born February 15, 1989) is a professional skateboarder. Westgate was born in Wareham, Massachusetts, United States (US). When he was young, he skated in his hometown and Skater Island skate park in Rhode Island, US. In 2003 Westgate started his skateboarding career as a "flow" (a skateboarder's status prior to becoming an amateur) team rider for 5boro Skateboards. He gained some attention for his "Word of Mouth" part in 2004 (it was later identified in the "Classics" segment of "Thrasher" magazine), but left 5Boro to join Birdhouse Skateboards in October 2005, a company founded and owned