The Fremantle Traffic Bridge carries Queen Victoria Street over the Swan River, linking the suburbs of

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Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

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 ...

, Western Australia.

History

With the 1866 built bridge connecting

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in urgent need of replacement, work commenced on a replacement in November 1937. It was envisaged to have a short lifespan with

Fremantle Harbour Fremantle Harbour is Western Australia's largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site. The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers, vehicle imports and livestock exports, cruise shipping and naval vis ...

expected to be extended further east. Hence it was built out of timber rather than concrete. It opened on 15 December 1939. Construction of a replacement bridge is scheduled to commence in 2023 with completion scheduled for 2026. In August 2021, the project was altered with the new bridge to be built to the west of the current bridge rather than the east.Fremantle Traffic Bridge to be replaced by altered Swan River Crossings project after backlash
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