West Gate Bridge

The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It spans the Yarra River, just north of its mouth into Port Phillip, and is a vital link between the inner city and Melbourne's eastern suburbs with the industrial suburbs in the west and with the city of Geelong, 80 km to the south-west.

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Cable-stayed - Bridge - Melbourne - Victoria - Australia - Yarra River - Port Phillip - Suburb - Geelong - Km

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Completed in 1978 after 10 years of construction, the bridge, a part of the larger West Gate Freeway, cost $202 million.

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1978 - West Gate Freeway

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The main river span is 336 m in length, and the height above the water is 58 metres. The total length of the bridge is 2582 m. It is the second longest in Australia, and is twice as long as the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It carries four lanes of traffic in each direction. Cyclists are prohibited from using the bridge except for special bicycle events.

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M - Sydney Harbour Bridge

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The West Gate Bridge was originally tolled but is now toll-free, unlike the Bolte Bridge much closer to the city centre, a part of the CityLink freeway system.

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Tolled - Bolte Bridge - CityLink - Freeway

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