534:) tendered a contract for the building of the piers as the first stage of construction; the contractor commenced operations, but difficulties regarding supplies, both of materials and labour, eventually forced them to ask to be relieved of the contract; the Board proceeded to carry out the work with direct labour. Towards the end of January 1947, the shortage of steel became acute, followed by greater still reduction in the amount of cement available. As the Board considered it essential not to hamper river traffic more than absolutely necessary, and due to the shortage of materials, it was decided to close the job down temporarily for a year. By June 1948, 76 concrete piles had been completed, and further works constructing piers 3 and 4 were underway. By June 1950, one abutment and three river piers had been completed, and one-third of the formwork had been erected, however while material supplies were again satisfactory, progress had been badly hampered by a continuing shortage of labour, exacerbated by an industrial dispute in 1951 which held up work for a further four months, and the fact one-third of the workforce did not return to the site after the dispute had been settled. Despite this, work had progressed by June 1951 that all five piers had been completed and the formwork for the main span had been half-completed. The super-structure was declared completed in April 1952, with the placing of hand-rails, completion of the deck surface and removal of temporary river supports finished four months later.
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Originally expected to be completed in
September 2017, the project had to be re-designed when the 70-year-old plans for the bridge, specifically its technical drawings, were found to be incorrect. The bridge opened to five lanes' traffic in April 2018, and all remaining major works were eventually completed in September 2018. The upgraded bridge now caters for 30,000 vehicles per day, and later won an urban design commendation at the
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The bridge was upgraded to carry an extra lane of eastbound traffic and new walking and cycling paths in March 2017, including demolishing and replacing the existing outer beams on the northern and southern side of the bridge, relocation of a critical gas main, and installation of feature lighting.
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Swan Street was signed as
Metropolitan Route 20 between Melbourne and Hawthorn in 1989. Metropolitan Route 21 runs concurrent along Swan Street from Madden Grove at Burnley to Wallen Road at Hawthorn from 1965.
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on its northern bank. The road supports surface tram tracks just east of
Melbourne Park all the way to Hawthorn, carrying the Route
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The Swan Street Bridge still retains its name, despite the fact that it is no longer part of Swan Street.
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625:"PROPOSED RENAMING OF SWAN STREET, MELBOURNE (BETWEEN BATMAN AVENUE AND PUNT ROAD) TO OLYMPIC BOULEVARD"
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Olympic
Boulevard starts at the intersection with Alexandra Avenue on the southern bank of the
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869:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Eighth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1951"
815:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Fourth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1947"
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887:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Ninth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1952"
833:"Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Fifth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1948"
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Construction on the bridge started on 24 September 1946, with
Commissioner of Public Works
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including the Dimmey's department store, before becoming a factory seconds area towards
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1020:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 18 September 2018. p. 17.
984:"'Terribly embarrassing': Swan Street Bridge upgrade derailed by incorrect plans"
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893:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 22 December 1952. p. 31.
875:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 18 December 1951. p. 14.
821:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 20 November 1947. p. 13.
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914:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 30 October 1953. p. 26.
857:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 4 December 1950. p. 15.
839:. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1948. p. 17.
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was renamed to
Olympic Boulevard in November, 2006 in tribute to the
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The western section of the road between
Alexandra Avenue and
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It was opened for traffic six years later in August 1952.
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790:. Queensland, Australia. 27 August 1952. p. 2
723:"SWAN-STREET BRIDGE : Driving of First Pile"
492:and ending at Burnley-Kew Road (Madden Grove) in
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782:""Don't name the bridge after me""
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1149:Gardiners Creek Trail Footbridge
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837:Country Roads Board of Victoria
819:Country Roads Board of Victoria
700:from the original on 1 May 2020
1319:Transport in the City of Yarra
1246:Swan Street/Wallen Road Bridge
1217:Ruffey Trail Suspension Bridge
1119:Diamond Creek Trail Footbridge
1114:Darebin Creek Trail Footbridge
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656:State Government of Victoria.
428:precinct, before meeting with
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543:Victorian Architecture Awards
452:. It continues east over the
1304:Crossings of the Yarra River
1059:Crossings of the Yarra River
935:Major Road Projects Victoria
931:"Swan Street Bridge Upgrade"
552:Swan Street Bridge over the
526:driving the first pile. The
388:(and its western section as
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1273:Westerfolds Park Footbridge
992:. Melbourne. 15 August 2017
574:Australian roads portal
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658:"Road Management Act 2004"
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1255:Walmer Street Footbridge
1089:Chandler Highway Bridges
482:Road Management Act 2004
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166:37.826597°S 145.022757°E
133:37.823150°S 144.976318°E
1159:Hawthorn Railway Bridge
1129:Eastern Freeway Bridges
1109:Cremorne Railway Bridge
509:1956 Melbourne Olympics
1237:Spotswood sewer tunnel
1192:Manningham Road Bridge
1172:Johnston Street Bridge
1144:Fitzsimons Lane Bridge
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458:Belgrave railway lines
171:-37.826597; 145.022757
138:-37.823150; 144.976318
1232:Spencer Street Bridge
1163:Heyington Rail Bridge
1139:Fairfield Pipe Bridge
1094:Charles Grimes Bridge
759:The Argus (Melbourne)
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1299:Bridges in Melbourne
1294:Streets in Melbourne
1099:Church Street Bridge
959:"Swan Street Bridge"
787:The Evening Advocate
1187:MacRobertson Bridge
623:City of Melbourne.
528:Country Roads Board
480:The passing of the
359:Hawthorn, Melbourne
264:(through Melbourne)
185:General information
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129: /
1242:Swan Street Bridge
1182:King Street Bridge
1134:Evan Walker Bridge
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515:Swan Street Bridge
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1259:Warrandyte Bridge
1079:Burke Road Bridge
498:Olympic Boulevard
390:Olympic Boulevard
383:
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260:National Route 1
241:(through Burnley)
29:Olympic Boulevard
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1268:West Gate Bridge
1227:Seafarers Bridge
1222:Sandridge Bridge
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1154:Hawthorn Bridge
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223:Entire route
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1263:Webb Bridge
599:Google Maps
554:Yarra River
486:Swan Street
418:Yarra River
396:suburbs of
386:Swan Street
365:Location(s)
355:Warren Road
262:(1988–1999)
169: /
157:145°01′22″E
136: /
124:144°58′35″E
109:Coordinates
25:Swan Street
1288:Categories
996:6 November
968:6 November
940:6 November
704:19 October
689:VicRoads.
674:19 October
605:3 November
580:References
154:37°49′36″S
121:37°49′23″S
1063:Melbourne
794:16 August
766:16 August
735:16 August
505:Punt Road
490:Melbourne
468:service.
430:Punt Road
394:Melbourne
318:Punt Road
295:Melbourne
1017:VicRoads
698:Archived
665:Archived
561:See also
532:VicRoads
462:Hawthorn
454:Lilydale
446:Cremorne
434:Richmond
402:Cremorne
398:Richmond
374:Richmond
341:East end
275:West end
96:East end
82:West end
34:Victoria
989:The Age
728:The Age
596:(Map).
530:(later
494:Burnley
472:History
450:Burnley
406:Burnley
378:Burnley
641:9 July
301:
250:Former
198:Length
694:(PDF)
668:(PDF)
661:(PDF)
635:(PDF)
628:(PDF)
412:Route
998:2021
970:2021
942:2021
796:2017
768:2017
737:2017
706:2021
676:2021
643:2008
607:2021
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193:Road
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