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The Bayswater Subway (or Bayswater Bridge) is a road under rail
The Bayswater Subway (or Bayswater Bridge) is a road under rail subway
Subway, Subways, The Subway, or The Subways may refer to:
Transportation
* Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems
* Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle
* Subway (George Bush Interconti ...
near Bayswater railway station in Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Australia
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with a low clearance of . It has become well known in Perth and has received significant media coverage for being frequently struck by tall vehicles.
The bridge was first proposed in 1898, but was not constructed until 1910, opening on February 14 of that year. The bridge was torn down in May 1969, due to its two lane width not being enough, and it was rebuilt with four lanes underneath. Bayswater railway station was rebuilt at the same time as an island platform as part of the conversion of the Midland line from narrow gauge to dual gauge.
In September 2014, flashing low clearance signs were put on the bridge. In May 2019, one of the low clearance signs fell off the bridge, landing on a vehicle and breaking its windscreen. Between when the Public Transport Authority started counting in 2014 and May 2019, the Bayswater Subway was struck by 36 vehicles.
, the bridge will be replaced by a bridge as part of the rebuild of Bayswater railway station.
Despite being the best-known bridge in Perth for being hit, the Bayswater Subway is not the lowest road-under-rail bridge in Perth. The Sutherland Street bridge, in West Perth has a clearance of , and the Seventh Avenue Bridge
Seventh Avenue Bridge was a historic bridge in Maylands, Western Australia that was demolished and replaced in 2014. It carried vehicle traffic over the Midland line, Perth, Midland railway line immediately south of Maylands railway station.
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, in Maylands had a clearance of before it was rebuilt.
It is different from the historic railway bridge over the Swan River that existed between 1897 and 1957, which at times had been referred to as the "Bayswater Bridge".
See also
*List of bridges known for strikes
This is a list of bridges and overpasses whose low clearance or structure gauge causes a notable amount of accidents, also known as bridge strikes. Simply being struck by a vehicle is not criteria for inclusion on this list. To be included, the b ...
* Montague Street Bridge
The Montague Street Bridge is a railway bridge in South Melbourne, Australia, an inner suburb of Melbourne. The bridge is located at 83 Montague Street, between Woodgate Street and Gladstone Lane.
The bridge has a very low height clearance of , ...
* Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass
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* {{coord, -31.91838, 115.91142, display=title Bridges with frequent bridge strikes Railway bridges in Perth, Western Australia Bayswater, Western Australia Bridges completed in 1910