Mooro-Beeloo Bridge, formerly Redcliffe Bridge, is a traffic bridge which carries
Tonkin Highway
Tonkin Highway is an north–south highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth Airport and Kewdale, Western Australia, Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-eastern suburbs. As of April 2020, the northern ...
across the
Swan River between the
Perth
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suburbs of
Ascot
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and
Bayswater
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. It was originally named after the nearby suburb of
Redcliffe; it was renamed in December 2023 following the completion of upgrades to the bridge and Tonkin Highway.
"
Mooro
The Mooro are a Nyungar Aboriginal clan, a subgroup of the Whadjuk. Their territory stretches from the Swan River in Perth north to the Moore River beyond the northern limits of metropolitan Perth and east to Ellen Brook. Evidence of Aborig ...
" and "
Beeloo" are the names for the
Whadjuk
Whadjuk or Wadjak, alternatively Witjari, are Noongar (Aboriginal Australian) people of the Western Australian region of the Perth bioregion of the Swan Coastal Plain.
Name
The ethnonym appears to derive from , the Whadjuk word for "no".
Count ...
clans that lived in territory north and south of the Swan River respectively.
[
The bridge was designed by Maunsell & Partners and built by Thiess Contractors;]incremental launch
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technique in order not to obstruct river traffic, and cost A$15 million to complete. It was officially opened on 16 April 1988. The bridge is long, with five spans and a pre-stressed concrete
Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially prestressed ( compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. Post-tensioned concreted is ...
deck wide, supporting six lanes of traffic and two footpaths that were designed to be able to be converted into traffic lanes later.shared-use path
A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is "designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists". Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, Bridle path, bridleways and ra ...
was opened underneath the bridge in March 2023. A small BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the ea ...
and mountain bike
A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in r ...
park was opened underneath the bridge on the Bayswater side of the river in March 2024.
References
External links
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Road bridges in Perth, Western Australia
Redcliffe, Western Australia
Bayswater, Western Australia
Ascot, Western Australia
Bridges over the Swan River
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