Canning Bridge is a traffic bridge which is the most downstream crossing of the Canning River in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The Canning River is a major Tributary of the Swan River in southwestern Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The bridge is a part of Canning Highway, and it connects the suburbs of Como and Applecross. Canning Highway is a mostly 4 lane single carriageway major arterial road in Perth Western Australia. Como is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of South Perth. Applecross is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the City of Melville. The Canning River is approximately 100 metres (328 ft) wide at the crossing,[1] the narrowest point of the river along its downstream stretch. [2] It is located near the Canning Bridge railway station, Perth. Canning Bridge Station is a railway station located in Como, Western Australia.
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History
There have been four different structures at the present site.
First bridge: 1849
The first bridge was designed in 1846 by Henry Trigg, then Superintendent of Public Works. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display [3] The bridge as designed was 520 feet (175 metres) long and 12 feet (4 metres) wide. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International It had a central span of 24 feet (8 metres), and its deck sat just 8 feet (2 metres) above the river water. Span is a section between two intermediate supports eg of a beam or a Bridge.
Construction on the bridge was not commenced until 1849 because the original tenders were too costly. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The bridge was built by Solomon Cook, costing £425. The bridge served as a vital traffic link between Fremantle, Perth and Guildford. Fremantle (commonly known as Freo is a Port City in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital at the mouth of Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permanent fresh water supply
Second bridge: 1867
Flooding in the Swan and Canning Rivers in 1862 damaged the Canning and Helena Bridges, as well as The Causeway. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The Causeway is the name of two bridges which span the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water. As a result, a new Canning Bridge was built in 1867 by convicts. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang This second bridge had a clearance of 12 feet (4 metres) above the river water; the bridge deck was raised to have a clearance of 18 feet (6 metres) in 1892. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
Third bridge: 1908
Due to poor maintenance, the second bridge slowly deteriorated. A fire damaged the structure, and since the road served as a critical traffic link, funding was provided for a new bridge in 1907 and 1908. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The new bridge was built in 1908 at a cost of £2,023, and was a sturdier construction. It was located south east of the present bridge.
During the Great Depression, between 1930 and 1933, bushland on the eastern bank of the Canning River at Canning Bridge hosted many homeless families in bushland camps. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4]
Current structure: 1939
Construction on a replacement for the third bridge began in 1938. The new bridge, which cost £24,830, was opened in December 1939. It was a timber pile-driven bridge constructed of jarrah, karri and wandoo timber, and features three navigation spans, two of 24 metres and one of 18 metres. Karri ( Eucalyptus diversicolor) is a eucalypt which is native to the wetter regions of south west of Western Australia. Eucalyptus (From Greek ευκάλυπτος meaning "well covered" is a diverse Genus of Trees (and a few shrubs the members of which It is 175 metres long.
Due to the outbreak of World War II, the third bridge was not immediately demolished, in case of damage to the new bridge by enemy attack. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The third bridge was kept in place until the late 1940s.
The 1939 bridge remains standing today, however it has been extensively modified since it was first opened and only carries Eastbound traffic on Canning Highway. In 1958, another pile-driven timber bridge was constructed alongside the existing 1939 bridge on its upstream (Southern) side,[5] effectively doubling the traffic capacity of the structure. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This newer structure featured a fishing platform below, but in most other respects was very similar to the original carriageway. [5]
1958 saw the shortening of the 1939 (downstream) bridge on its Eastern end by 3 spans to accommodate an on-ramp to the then-new Kwinana Freeway. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mitchell FreewayThe Kwinana Freeway is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with the southern suburbs and the City Then, between 1965 and 1966, both the downstream and upstream bridges were widened on their outer sides by an extra 2 piles, to give a total of 8 piles per pier on each bridge. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. At this time, the fishing platform underneath the 1958 (upstream) bridge was also extended and modified. [5]
1976 saw the installation of a reinforced concrete overlay onto the 1939 (downstream) bridge's deck, and the same was performed on the 1958 (upstream) bridge in 1984. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The original karri timber halfcaps in the 1939 bridge's structure were replaced by steel in 1994-1995 due to termite damage. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Other substructure repairs were also carried out at this time, and the Eastern abutment of the 1958 bridge was reinforced with concrete. [5]
In 1997, the reinforced concrete overlay on the bridge decks was replaced, and was expected to help lengthen the lifespan of the structure by 40 years. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [6] Further reinforced concrete was used in 1998-1999 to stop further damage to the bridge's superstructure. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Raffles Hotel
The location of Canning Bridge on the road from Fremantle to Perth and Guildford made it a suitable location for accommodation and refreshments. As a result, in 1896 the Canning Bridge Hotel was built near the bridge on its Western (Applecross) side. For the Perth suburb see Applecross Western Australia. The Applecross peninsula ( A' Chomraich, 'The Sanctuary' in Gaelic [7] This building was extensively upgraded in 1939 with a distinctive art deco-facade designed by architect William G. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial A facade or façade (fəˈsɑːd is generally one side of the exterior of a Building, especially the front but also sometimes the sides and rear Bennett to coincide with the construction of the current bridge. The building was renamed the Raffles Hotel after the renowned Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Raffles Hotel ( Chinese: 莱佛士酒店 is a colonial-style Hotel in Singapore, dating from 1887 and named after Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Singapore [7]
Apart from its status as "the epitome" of Perth's social scene in the 1940s and 1950s,[7] the Raffles later became noted for its animated neon billboards advertising beer. During the 1970s and 1980s the Raffles was notable for its live music attracting the most popular local and interstate acts.
In 2002, the site was sold to construction company Multiplex, which proceeded to redevelop the site into a 17-storey apartment tower. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Multiplex is a large Australian-based group of property and construction companies notable for its involvement in large scale projects As part of the planning permissions, the art deco 1939 building was retained and renovated. [7]
References
- ^ Width estimated from 47th edition (2005) UBD, Map 308.
- ^ www.southperth.wa.gov.au A Brief History of the City of South Perth. Access 22 March 2006. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ LGA Place No: CB7 / Canning Bridge (PDF) (English). Municipal Heritage Inventory. City of South Perth (January 2003). Retrieved on 2007-08-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures
- ^ Burns, S. G. (1990). The camps at Canning Bridge : during the depression years 1930-1933. Medina, Western Australia: J. Medina is a suburb of Perth Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. & S. G. Burns. ISBN 0731681428.
- ^ a b c d (1998) Large timber structures in Western Australia, Vol. 2. Perth, Western Australia: Engineering Heritage Panel, Western Australia Division, Institution of Engineers, 1056-1057. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. ISBN 0909421412.
- ^ Caccetta, Wendy. "Canning Bridge Work Slows Traffic", The West Australian, 1997-04-05, p. The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop 28. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine (English) "The new concrete slab will be twice as thick as the existing one and is expected to extend the bridge's life by 40 years. "
- ^ a b c d Drummond, Mark. "Raffles swings back to its heyday of bow ties, gowns", The West Australian, 2006-10-28. The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
Further reading
- Edmonds, Leigh (1997). The vital link: a history of Main Roads Western Australia 1926-1996. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-87-4.
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