Jim Stynes Bridge
| Jim Stynes Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°49′22.7″S 144°56′53″E / 37.822972°S 144.94806°ECoordinates: 37°49′22.7″S 144°56′53″E / 37.822972°S 144.94806°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, Bicycles |
| Crosses | Yarra River |
| Locale |
Melbourne, Victoria,  Australia |
| Maintained by | VicRoads |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| History | |
| Architect | Cox Architects |
| Opened | 18 June 2014 |
The Jim Stynes Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the Yarra River at Docklands precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The new bridge provides a vital link for pedestrians, cyclists and commuters between Melbourne’s CBD, and the key precincts of Docklands and Northbank. Designed as a horizontal suspension bridge, it arcs out 30 metres over the river and creates the illusion it is hovering unsupported above it, passing under the Charles Grimes Bridge.[1]
The bridge was named after Jim Stynes a prominent Ireland-born player of Australian football who died in 2012.[2] Two bronze plaques outlining Stynes' achievements are installed at each end of the bridge.[3]
References
- ↑ Masanauskas, John; Toy, Mitchell (20 December 2012). "Works begin on city bridge to honour Jim Stynes in Northbank precinct". Herald Sun.
- ↑ "New Jim Stynes Bridge by Cox Architects merges engineering, design and landscape". Architecture & Design. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jim Stynes Bridge officially opens in Melbourne". Alex Malcolm. AFL. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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