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Aerial view - Historic images - Walkaround : Princes Bridge Melbourne : Victoria Australia

Princes Bridge, is a bridge in central Melbourne, Australia that spans the Yarra River. It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in the city, and forms a gateway into the central city from the south. 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. History First bridge When the first European settlers settled in Melbourne in 1835, there was no permanent crossing point of the Yarra River. Over time various punt and ferry operators set up business to ferry people and other traffic across the river. On 22 April 1840, a private company was formed to construct a bridge across the Yarra. Traders in Elizabeth Street vied with those in Swanston Street to have the through traffic that would be generated by a bridge. On the south bank of the river, St Kilda Road was still a dirt track. The bridge was built for £400 from June-Oct 1845 just to the East of where Princes Bridge stands today. In disuse from 1848, it was demolished Oct 1852. Second bridge Paid for with government funds, the bridge was designed by David Lennox and built by James Linacre. It was opened on 15 November without tolls. Third (current) bridge In the late 1870s it was decided to replace the 1850 bridge, and a competition was held in 1879. 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. In 1924, the bridge was reinforced to take the weight of the electric trams which were soon to replace the previous cable trams along St Kilda Road and the side-streets. Until about June 2013 there were two vehicle lanes and a tram lane across the bridge in each direction; the wide footpaths on each side were divided for pedestrians and bicycles. At that time the bicycle lanes were moved to the road surface and the number of vehicle lanes was reduced to a single lane in each direction – starting with the Western (in-bound) side. Credits and references: State Library – Victoria https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ Photographers and contributors; Ham Brothers lithographer Rose Stereograph Co Taylor, Herb Strizic, Mark (1928 – 2012) Nicholls, James O. (1955 -__ ) Pratt, Charles Daniel (1892 – 1968) Airspy Ellis, Rennie, (1940 - 2000) Disney, Elizabeth, (1943 - __ ) Collins, John T., (1907 – 2001) Victorian Railways Row Rutledge, Des Caire, N. J., (1837 – 1918) Rudd, Charles, (1849 – 1901) Nettleton, Charles, (1826 – 1902) F.W. Wilson Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We welcome you to comment, click the 'thumbs up' / 'like' button if you enjoyed the content and please click to subscribe; subscribing is TOTALLY free and helps with our channel. We would like to keep this channel kids and family friendly as much as possible, but also want viewers to express their positive thoughts or criticisms - Any suggestions or ideas for new drone locations, places to visit or requests on something historical for us to research are welcome in the comments; even to promote a business or location ! If you require an aerial video for your business or location, we'll give it a go and we are non-for-profit ... It's a hobby we enjoy doing. Any anti-social comments, poor language or links to your viewing choices can be left at our email address, so others don't need to experience them and us to delete! Also political, religious, discriminatory and racial remarks will be subject to the same. Urban Aerial Explorer can be contacted via email C/O Ludwig or son Alexander : [email protected] Facebook -   / urbanaerialexplorer   Postal Mail : 2-18 Davisons Place Melbourne 3000 Victoria Australia