West Gate Bridge
The West Gate Bridge is a steel, box girder, cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, spanning the Yarra River just north of its mouth into Port Phillip.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia
- Also known as: “Westgate Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scienceworks and Westgate Park.
Scienceworks
Museum
Photo: Wai Hong, Public domain.
Scienceworks is a science museum in Spotswood, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It is one of three museums operated by Museums Victoria. Displays and activities offered by the museum include hands-on experiments, demonstrations, and tours. Scienceworks is situated 590 metres southwest of West Gate Bridge.
Westgate Park
Park
Westgate Park is a public park located in an industrial area in Melbourne, Victoria. The park is 6 km from Melbourne's Central Business District and covers 40 hectares of land.
Spotswood railway station
Railway station
Photo: Blackmissionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spotswood station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. Spotswood railway station is situated 1¼ km west of West Gate Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Docklands and Inner south.
Docklands
Suburb
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 3½ km east of West Gate Bridge.
Inner south
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
West Gate Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, cable-stayed bridge, and transportation
- Location: Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.82955° or 37° 49′ 46″ southLongitude
144.90006° or 144° 54′ 0″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Height
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
4RJ65WC2+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 389828814OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
2207603Wikidata ID
Q2564257
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“West Gate Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西門大橋”
- Chinese: “墨爾本”
- Dutch: “West Gate Bridge”
- French: “West Gate Bridge”
- German: “West Gate Bridge”
- Hebrew: “גשר ווסט גייט”
- Swedish: “West Gate Bridge”
- Tamil: “மேற்கு வாசல் பாலம்”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spotswood and Garden City.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Gate Bridge”. Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.