West Gate Bridge, Melbourne

Name: West Gate Bridge
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#194 among attractions in Melbourne

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The West Gate Bridge is a steel, box girder, cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, spanning the Yarra River just north of its mouth into Port Phillip. It carries the West Gate Freeway and is a vital link between the inner city and Melbourne's western suburbs, with the industrial suburbs in the west, and with the city of Geelong 80 kilometres to the south-west. It is part of one of the busiest road corridors in Australia. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 15 November 1978 (45 years ago)Length: 8473 ftWidth: 122 ftCoordinates: 37°49'40"S, 144°53'42"E

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Hobsons Bay (Spotswood)Melbourne Australia

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West Gate Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yarraville, Main Yarra Trail, Scienceworks, Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail.

0.8 miN
Area
Yarraville, Melbourne
21 min walk • Yarraville is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 6 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. It is in the local government area of the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2016 census, Yarraville had a population of 14,965.
~1800 ftE
Cycling, Bike path
Main Yarra Trail, Melbourne
9 min walk • The Yarra Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Yarra River through the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
~1380 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Scienceworks, Melbourne
7 min walk • Scienceworks is a science museum in Melbourne, Australia. It is a venue of Museums Victoria which administers the cultural and scientific collections of the State of Victoria. It is located in the suburb of Spotswood.
~1380 ftS
Cycling, Bike path
Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail, Melbourne
7 min walk • 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.
~1800 ftE
Cycling, Bike path
Bay Trail, Melbourne
9 min walk • The Bay Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the coastline of Port Phillip Bay through the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1.2 miE
Neighbourhood
Fishermans Bend, Melbourne
31 min walk • Fishermans Bend is a precinct within the City of Port Phillip and the City of Melbourne. It is located on the south of the Yarra River in the suburb of Port Melbourne and opposite Coode Island, close to Melbourne city centre.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Webb Dock, Melbourne
31 min walk • Webb Dock is a port facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria constructed progressively from 1960, by dredging and land fill at the mouth of the Yarra River. It includes roll-on/roll-off facilities handling motor vehicle import and export and break bulk commodities and a container terminal.
1.1 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Yarraville Oval, Melbourne
28 min walk • The Yarraville Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket ground located on the corner of Williamstown Road and Anderson Street in Yarraville, Victoria. It is currently the home ground of the Yarraville/Seddon Eagles Football Club and the Yarraville Cricket Club.