Yarra RiverThe Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, (Kulin languages: Berrern, Birr-arrung, Bay-ray-rung, Birarang, Birrarung, and Wongete) is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the Yarra are where Victoria's state capital Melbourne was established in 1835, and today metropolitan Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches.
MelbourneCapital city of Victoria, AustraliaCity in Victoria, AustraliaMelbourne ( , locally) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas.
Melbourne central business districtThe Melbourne central business district (colloquially known as "the City" or "the CBD", and gazetted simply as Melbourne) is the city centre and main commercial district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As of the 2021 census, the CBD had a population of 54,941, and is located primarily within the City of Melbourne, with some parts located in the City of Port Phillip. The central business district is centred on the Hoddle Grid, the oldest part of the city laid out in 1837.
Westgate Park (Victoria)Westgate Park is a public park in Port Melbourne, Victoria, 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of the Melbourne central business district and covering 40 hectares (0.40 km) of land. The park is located near Fishermans Bend, an industrial district along the left banks of the lower Yarra River downstream of the Maribyrnong Riverconfluence, and is namesaked for the West Gate Bridge that traverses over the park's southern end.
Cable-stayed bridgeA cable-stayed bridge is a type of bridge that has one or more towers (or pylons), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature is the presence of cables or , which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern or a series of parallel lines.
Western suburbs (Melbourne)The Western Suburbs is the metropolitan area directly west of the Melbourne Central Business District in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Municipalities There are five main municipalities ("cities" or "councils") in the western suburbs.
Box girder bridgeA box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box. The box girder normally comprises prestressed concrete, structural steel, or a composite of steel and reinforced concrete. The box is typically rectangular or trapezoidal in cross-section. Box girder bridges are commonly used for highway flyovers and for modern elevated structures of light rail transport.
River mouthA river mouth is where a river flows into a larger body of water, such as another river, a lake/reservoir, a bay/gulf, a sea, or an ocean. At the river mouth, sediments are often deposited due to the slowing of the current, reducing the carrying capacity of the water. The water from a river can enter the receiving body in a variety of different ways.
West Gate FreewayThe West Gate Freeway is a major freeway in Melbourne, the busiest urban freeway and the busiest road in the city, carrying upwards of 200,000 vehicles per day. It links Geelong (via Princes Freeway) and Melbourne's western suburbs to central Melbourne and beyond. It is also a link between Melbourne and the west and linking industrial and residential areas west of the Yarra River with the city and port areas. The West Gate Bridge is a part of the freeway.
GeelongGeelong ( jih-LONG; Wathawurrung: Djilang/Djalang) is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the western end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, about 75 km (47 mi) southwest of Melbourne. With an estimated population of 282,809 in 2023, Geelong is the second-largest city in the state of Victoria.
Port PhillipPort Phillip (Kulin: Narm-Narm Naarm Woiwurrung Boonwurrung) or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria, Australia.
Victoria (state)Victoria, commonly abbreviated as VIC, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second most populous state with a population of over 7 million, and the second-smallest, with a land area of 227,444 square kilometres (87,817 sq mi), making it the most densely populated state in Australia (31.1 per km2).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.