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Seventh Avenue Bridge

December 24, 2017 by

The current Seventh Avenue Bridge is the second bridge constructed over the railway line at Seventh Avenue, Maylands. The earlier bridge was listed as heritage place 9861.

History of this bridge

1911

The original Seventh Avenue Bridge was designed in 1911 by E. Light, the Western Australian Government Railways Chief Engineer

1913

Building of the Rail and Traffic Bridge at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Whatley Crescent, Maylands

1921

The Seventh Avenue Bridge caught fire.

1930s

The Seventh Avenue Bridge caught fire in 1931 and 1932 and was also vandalised in 1932.

A portion of the bridge fell down in 1933.

When the bridge was upgraded in 1934, its  gravel was replaced with bitumen.

1950s

In 1954, the timber Seventh Avenue Bridge was extensively modified.  Concrete columns and structural steel were added

1970s

Further repairs were made to the Seventh Avenue Bridge.

1997

This Bridge was listed on the Municipal Inventory adopted on 17 June 1997  by the City of Bayswater.

2013

It was decided that this Registered Heritage Place did  not warrant assessment.

2014

The Seventh Avenue Bridge was totally replaced. Artwork was commissioned to commemorate the earlier bridge.

2015

Artwork  commemorating the earlier bridge included plans and photographs

2016

26 Jarrah beams salvaged from the Seventh Avenue Bridge became seating at Maylands’ newest art gallery, Ferguson Foundry.

For more information

See our Seventh Avenue Bridge Flickr Album for digitised images and  other digitised information.

 

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