Saltwater River Rail Bridge, Melbourne

#429 among attractions in Melbourne

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Facts and practical information

The Saltwater River Rail Bridge is a large steel arch truss railway bridge completed in 1858 and crossing the Maribyrnong River on the Melbourne to Footscray railway in Melbourne, Victoria. It had the longest span of any bridge in Victoria for thirty years. ()

Coordinates: 37°47'54"S, 144°54'59"E

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City of Melbourne (West Melbourne)Melbourne Australia

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Saltwater River Rail Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Icehouse, The District Docklands Shopping Precinct, Melbourne Star, Footscray Park.

1.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Icehouse, Melbourne
37 min walk • The Icehouse is an Australian ice sports and entertainment centre, located in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It is open to the public 7 days a week and offers an extensive range of educational ice-skating classes for customers, as well as pathways to ice sports.
1.5 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The District Docklands Shopping Precinct, Melbourne
40 min walk • The District Docklands is an indoor/outdoor shopping centre in the suburb of Docklands in the inner-west of Melbourne.
1.5 miSE
Ferris wheel, Observation decks and towers, Theme park
Melbourne Star, Melbourne
39 min walk • The Melbourne Star is a 120 metre tall observation wheel in the Waterfront City precinct in the Docklands area of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.
0.7 miNW
Park
Footscray Park, Melbourne
19 min walk • Footscray Park is one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia. The 15-hectare park is located on the south bank of the Maribyrnong River in Footscray in Victoria.
~740 ftW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Heavenly Queen Temple, Melbourne
4 min walk • The Heavenly Queen Temple is a temple dedicated to Mazu or Tian Shang Sheng Mu, Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as Ancestral Deity for Lim Clan.
0.4 miE
Park
J.J. Holland Park, Melbourne
11 min walk • J.J. Holland Park is a large multi-use park in the Melbourne suburb of Kensington. It is named after John Joseph Holland, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Flemington for over 30 years from 1925.
1 miW
Area
Melbourne/Footscray, Melbourne
25 min walk • Footscray is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2016 census, Footscray had a population of 16,345.
1.5 miSE
37°48'45"S • 144°56'17"E
ArtVo, Melbourne
40 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
0.9 miNE
City hall
Kensington Town Hall, Melbourne
24 min walk • Kensington Town Hall is a former municipal hall in Kensington, Victoria, Australia. The classical style building, located in Bellair Street was first constructed in 1901. During World War II it was used as a command post. It served as a legal centre in the 1980s.
0.7 miSE
Shopping, Market
Melbourne Markets, Melbourne
17 min walk • Melbourne Market, more formally the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Markets, is the main wholesale produce market for Melbourne, Australia, and the wider state of Victoria.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Flemington Post Office, Melbourne
21 min walk • Flemington Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 2A Wellington Street, Flemington, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Saltwater River Rail Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Heavenly Queen Temple, Melbourne (4 min walk), J.J. Holland Park, Melbourne (11 min walk), Melbourne Cup, Melbourne (15 min walk), Melbourne Markets, Melbourne (17 min walk).

How to get to Saltwater River Rail Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Saltwater River Rail Bridge:

Bus

Hobsons Road • Lines: 402 (6 min walk)
Mercantile Parade/Kensington Road • Lines: 402 (9 min walk)

Train

South Kensington (12 min walk)
Footscray (21 min walk)

Tram

Stop 29: Flemington Racecourse • Lines: 57, 57a (21 min walk)
Stop 63: Hopkins Street (22 min walk)