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Princes Bridge

Princes Bridge, originally Prince's Bridge, is a bridge in central Melbourne, Australia that spans the . It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in the city, and forms a gateway into the central city from the south.
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Photo: Diliff, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: road and tram bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Historically known as: “Prince’s Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flinders Street Station and Federation Square.

Railway station
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a major railway station located on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets in , Victoria, Australia. Located near and , it is the busiest railway station in Victoria, serving the entire metropolitan rail network, 15 tram routes travelling to and from the city, and V/Line services to Gippsland. is situated 190 metres northwest of Princes Bridge.

Square
Photo: AussieNickuss, Public domain.
is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from . is situated 190 metres northeast of Princes Bridge.

Theater building
Photo: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly the Melbourne Concert Hall, is an Australian concert hall. The 2,466-seat hall, the largest indoor venue at the , is mostly used for orchestral and contemporary music performances.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbourne and CBD.

Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The central business district of is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the , or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.

Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an ethnic enclave in the of , Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.

Princes Bridge

Latitude
-37.8193° or 37° 49′ 10″ south
Longitude
144.96829° or 144° 58′ 6″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
4RJ65XJ9+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70955791
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
8170013
Wiki­data ID
Q7244436
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Princes Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “王子桥”
  • Chinese: “王子橋”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى الامراء”
  • Esperanto: “Princa Ponto”
  • French: “pont Princes”
  • French: “Pont Princes”
  • German: “Princes Bridge”
  • Japanese: “プリンスズ橋”
  • Japanese: “プリンセス橋”
  • Korean: “프린세스 브릿지”

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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 “Princes Bridge”. Photo: Diliff, CC BY 3.0.