Crossings of the Yarra River

The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia that flows through the city of Melbourne. Over the river's 242-kilometre (150 mi) length there are many structures that bridge the river.

The following is a partial list of structures have spanned the Yarra River in order of closest to the mouth of the river in Hobsons Bay.^[1][2][3][4]

Name	Image	Type	Height	Year built	Location	Details
-		Transmission Line			Spotswood/Port Melbourne	Transmits from Newport Power Station.
Spotswood sewer tunnel		Sewer		1895		Flooded in 1895 during construction, six deaths
West Gate Bridge		Freeway	53 m (174 ft)	1978		Second longest bridge in Australia.
-		Transmission Line	56 m (184 ft)	-	Docklands/Port Melbourne	Connects to Fishermans Bend Terminal
Bolte Bridge		Tollway	25 m (82 ft)	1999		Tower height 140 m (460 ft)
Webb Bridges		Pedestrian	-	1986	Docklands	Originally built as part of the Webb Dock rail link, had rails removed in the late 1990s, and reconstructed at the south end in 2004 as a pedestrian bridge as part of Docklands precinct.
Charles Grimes Bridge		Primary Arterial Road	3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft)	1975		First bridge built in 1975, reconstructed in 2001.
Seafarers Bridge		Shared - pedestrians and cyclists	-	2009	World Trade Centre/Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Spencer Street Bridge		Primary Arterial Road/Tram/Pedestrian	2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in)	1930	Melbourne/Southbank
King Street Bridge		Primary Arterial Road/Pedestrian	2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in)	1961		Southern end offramps altered 1997 for the development of Crown Casino.
Queens Bridge		Major Road/Tram	2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in)	1889		Originally the site of a timber footbridge built in 1860.
Sandridge Bridge		Railway (Disused)	-	1888		First bridge built 1853, second bridge built 1858, current bridge built 1888. Former rail bridge for the Port Melbourne and St Kilda railway lines, first rail crossing of the Yarra, converted to pedestrian use in 2006.
Evan Walker Bridge		Pedestrian	-	1992		Renamed in 2015 in honour of Evan Walker[5]
Princes Bridge		Major Road/Tram	-	1888		First bridge built 1844, second bridge built 1850, current bridge built 1888.
Swan Street Bridge		Primary Arterial Road	-	1952	Melbourne
Burnley Tunnel		Tollway	N/A	1997		Eastbound CityLink tunnel from Southbank to Burnley
Domain Tunnel						Westbound CityLink tunnel from Southbank to Richmond
Morell Bridge		Pedestrian	-	1899		Former roadway closed when CityLink built, now pedestrian bridge
Hoddle Bridge		Primary Arterial Road	-	1938	Cremorne	Former punt river crossing site, now carries Hoddle Highway.
Cremorne Railway Bridge		Railway	-	1946	Cremorne/South Yarra	Carries Sandringham, Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. First bridge built in 1860, current bridge built 1946
Church Street Bridge		Road/Tram	-	1923	Richmond/South Yarra	First bridge built in 1857, current bridge built 1923
-		Transmission Line	-	-		1st of 5 crossings of the same line
-		Transmission Line	-	-	Burnley/Toorak	2nd of 5 crossings of the same line
-		Transmission Line	-	-		3rd of 5 crossings of the same line
MacRobertson Bridge		Primary Arterial Road	-	1934		First crossing was a punt opened in 1880, current bridge built 1934
-		Transmission Line	-	-		4th of 5 crossings of the same line
Heyington Bridge		Railway/Pedestrian	-	-		Glen Waverley railway line
-		Transmission Line	-	-		5th of 5 crossings of the same line
Gardiners Creek Bridge		Pedestrian	-	-
Monash Freeway		Road	-	1960s		Forced relocation of the Yarra River
Swan Street		Road, trams	-	-	Burnley/Hawthorn
Hawthorn Railway Bridge		Rail	-	1861		Alamein, Belgrave & Lilydale lines
Hawthorn Bridge		Road, trams	-	1861	Richmond/Hawthorn	Originally built in 1861, widened in 1890, renovated in 1931
Victoria Bridge		Road, trams	-	1884	Richmond/Kew	Originally built in 1884, widened in 1890, strengthened and widened in 1915, reconditioned and further widened in 1933
Walmer Street Footbridge		Footbridge	-	1892	Abbotsford/Kew	First bridge built in 1891; was washed away one month after construction. Current bridge: Whipple truss design.
Collins Bridge		Footbridge	-	-
Johnston Street Bridge		Road	-	1858	Burnley/Hawthorn
Kanes Bridge, Studley Park		Footbridge	-	1928	Fairfield/Kew	The original bridge opened in 1928 to link Kew with the public golf course in Fairfield. It was destroyed by the 1934 flood. The current single-span suspension bridge was built in 1935. The suspension towers on either side are timber trestles, constructed of undressed log posts. The deck is suspended from steel tensioned cables hung from the towers, and has timber cross-patterned balustrading.
Eastern Freeway		Road	-	1977	Fairfield/Kew	Effectively two concrete road bridges - one for each direction of traffic. Each bridge contains 4 - 5 lanes of traffic. The construction of the Eastern Freeway forced the relocation of the Yarra River.
Zig Zag Bridge, Kew Asylum		Footbridge (Demolished)	-	1864 - 1929	Fairfield/Kew	Originally built by John Young to transport stone for the building of Kew Asylum. The early bridge resembled the form of Kanes Bridge. It was later used as a pedestrian connection point between Yarra Bend Asylum and Kew Asylum. Repaired in 1877. Rebuilt in 1891. Alterations in 1926. Demolished in 1929. Earmarked for rebuilding but so far never replaced. Located in the vicinity of Bellbird Picnic Area.
Fairfield Pipe Bridge		Pipeline/Footbridge	-	1878	Fairfield/Kew	The original bridge was built in 1878 to carry water from the Yan Yean Reservoir to Kew. Washed away in the floods of 1934. A new pipe bridge was built close to the site. The pylons of the original bridge were later demolished and no signs remain of the first pipe bridge.
Chandler Bridge		Road	-	1890, 2019	Alphington/Kew	The six lane bridge carrying the Chandler Highway was opened in 2019; the original 1890 bridge carried the Outer Circle railway and now carries pedestrians and cyclists.
Footbridge		Main Yarra Trail	-	-	Ivanhoe/Kew East
Burke Road		Road	-	-
-		Transmission Line	-	-	Bulleen	1st of 8 crossings in Bulleen of the same line
Banksia Street		Road	-	-	Heidelberg/Bulleen
-		Transmission Line	-	-	Lower Plenty/Templestowe Lower	7th of 8 crossings of the same line
Odyssey House / Finns Reserve		Footbridge	-	-
-		Transmission Line	-	-		8th of 8 crossings of the same line
Westerfolds Park		Footbridge, Main Yarra Trail	-	-
Fitzsimons Lane		Road	-	-	Eltham/Templestowe
-		Transmission Line	-	-		Separate line joining the above-mentioned line
-		Footbridge	-	-
-		Transmission Line	-	-
Warrandyte Bridge		Road	-	1952	Warrandyte/North Warrandyte	First bridge built 1861, current bridge built in 1952.
The Heritage Golf Club		Road	-	-	Christmas Hills/Chirnside Park
-		Transmission Line	-	-
-		Private road	-	-
Healesville railway		Rail	-	-	Yering
Melba Highway		Road	-	-
Proposed Melba Highway bypass		Road	-	-
Maxwells Road		Road	-	-	Coldstream/Healesville
Maroondah Highway		Road	-	-
Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Road		Road	-	-	Launching Place
Former Healesville - Koo Wee Rup Road		Road	-	-
Don Road		Road	-	-
-		Private road	-	-
Station Road		Road	-	-	Wesburn
Dee Road		Road	-	-	Millgrove
McKenzie-King Drive		Road	-	-
Mayer Bridge		Road	-	1993	Warburton	Connects Warburton Highway to Dammans Road. Officially re-opened 30 May 1993 by Councillor Pat Hunter, Shire President.
Swing Bridge		Footbridge	-	-	Connects Story Reserve to Dammans Road.
Brisbane Bridge		Road	-	-	Connects Warburton Highway to Dammans Road
Bramich Footbridge		Footbridge	-	1993	Officially re-opened 30 May 1993 by Councillor Pat Hunter, Shire President.
Redwood Bridge		Footbridge	-	2000	Completed March 2000. Constructed by 22 Construction Regiment, 4 Combat Engineer Regiment and members of the Warburton Advancement League
Signs Bridge		Road	-	-	Where the Warburton Highway crosses the Yarra River in Warburton
Woods Point Road		Road	-	-	East Warburton
Hazelwood Road		Road	-	-
Cement Creek Road		Road	-	-
O'Shannassy Reservoir		Access road	-	-
Peninsula Road		Road	-	-	McMahons Creek	Culvert crossing dry river bed drained by Big Peninsula Tunnel
Big Peninsula Tunnel walking track		walking track	-	-		Concrete stepping stones
Woods Point Road		Road	-	-	Reefton
Upper Yarra Dam		Dam	-	1957

• There are also a number of ferries that cross the Yarra at various points such as the West Gate Ferry and Herring Island Punt.

• Geography of the Yarra River

• Collection of photos of bridges over the Yarra River