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General Information

Other name(s): Botanical Bridge; Anderson Street Bridge
Beginning of works: 1898
Completion: 1899
Status: in use

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Awards and Distinctions

Location

Location: , ,
Address: Anderson Street
Crosses:
  • Yarra River
Coordinates: 37° 49' 39.72" S    144° 59' 6" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 102 m
total width 9.3 m
roadway / carriageway width 5.7 m
lateral bars ø 6 mm @ 75 mm
arch rise 3.7 m
arch span 29 m
arch thickness 0.410 - 0.510 m

Quantities

longitudinal bars ø 9.5 mm @ 75 mm

Materials

piers reinforced concrete with rails
parapets cast iron
arches reinforced concrete
piles timber
abutments concrete

Chronology

28 October 1897

First known drawing with results of computations.

June 1898

Public Works Department adds timber piles to north abutment.

20 July 1898

Load test.

10 October 1898

Contract drawing signed.

November 1898

Start of construction.

18 November 1898

Formal contract.

June 1900

Concern over cracks in north abutment and apparent sag in northern span.

July 1900

Further concern over north end.

1943

Spalling repaired with mortar gun.

1994

Restoration and stabilization, cathodic protection system installed for reinforcement.

Notes

Built in a dry channel during diversion of the River Yarra. North abutment on timber piles driven to rock, surmounted by horizontal timber grid supporting concrete abutment. South abutment built directly on rock. Two river piers built on rock (concrete with upright rails as reinforcement). Monier arches built on falsework supported from dry bed of channel. Reinforcing grid top and bottom. Moist 'compo' consisting of 3 parts sand to 1 part cement rammed into place by hand. Spandrel retaining walls (probably mass concrete) built along edges of arches. Void filled with rammed earth to support pavement.

Design loading: 15.2 tonne steam roller plus 4.8 kPa distributed

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Morell Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yarra River in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1899 by John Monash and J. T. N. Anderson, it is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built using reinforced concrete.

It features decorations on the three arch spans, including large dragon motifs and ornamental Victorian lights. The gutters on the bridge are cobbled bluestone, with a single lane bitumen strip running down the middle. The Bridge is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Originally known as the Anderson Street bridge, it was named the Morell Bridge in 1936 after Sir Stephen Morell who was a prominent Victorian businessman and Lord Mayor of Melbourne between 1926 and 1928.

On June 7, 1998 the bridge was closed to motor vehicles as part of the CityLink project. It is currently used by cyclist and pedestrian traffic, connecting the Royal Botanic Gardens to the Olympic Park precinct.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Morell Bridge" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20009980
  • Published on:
    11/08/2003
  • Last updated on:
    05/02/2016
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