Bayswater Subway

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From the north east August 2020

The Bayswater Subway (or Bayswater Bridge) is a road under rail subway near Bayswater railway station in Perth, Western Australia with a low clearance of 3.8 metres (12 ft). It has become well known in Perth and has received significant media coverage for being frequently struck by tall vehicles.[1]

The bridge was first proposed in 1898,[2] but was not constructed until 1910, opening on February 14 of that year.[3] The bridge was torn down in May 1969, due to its two lane width not being enough, and it was rebuilt with four lanes underneath.[4]: 268 

In September 2014, flashing low clearance signs were put on the bridge.[5] In May 2019, one of the low clearance signs fell off the bridge, landing on a vehicle and breaking its windscreen.[6] Between when the Public Transport Authority started counting in 2014 and May 2019, the Bayswater Subway was struck by 36 vehicles.[7] In 2021 and 2022, the bridge will be replaced by a 4.8-metre-high (16 ft) bridge as part of the Forrestfield–Airport link and the revitalisation of Bayswater station.[8]

Despite being the best-known bridge in Perth for being hit, the Bayswater Subway is not the lowest road-under-rail bridge in Perth. The Sutherland Street bridge, in West Perth has a clearance of 3.7 metres (12 ft),[9] and the Seventh Avenue Bridge, in Maylands had a clearance of 3.3 metres (11 ft) before it was rebuilt.[10]

It is different from the historic railway bridge over the Swan River that existed between 1897 and 1957, which at times had been referred to as the "Bayswater Bridge".[11]

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  1. ^ "How Many Days Since The Bayswater Bridge Has Been Hit?".
  2. ^ "Bayswater Requirements". Western Mail. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Road Board Meetings – Bayswater". The West Australian. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ May, Catherine (2013). Changes they've seen : the city and people of Bayswater 1827-2013. Morley, W.A.: City of Bayswater. ISBN 9780646596082.
  5. ^ Marrapodi, Chenee. "New clearance signs for Bayswater subway". WAtoday. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "The Bayswater Bridge fights back: Car left wrecked after sign falls on roof". WAtoday. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Perth's notorious Bayswater bridge, enemy of truck drivers everywhere, claims another victim". ABC News. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Contract awarded for Bayswater train station upgrade, including new 'Bayswater Bridge'". PerthNow. 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ Allan-Petale, David. "Low clearance, high drama as truck gets stuck at Scitech bridge in West Perth". WAtoday. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ Wilson, David. Managing Low Clearances under bridges in Perth. Main Roads Western Australia.
  11. ^ West Australian Newspapers (1957), Workers demolishing the Belmont Railway Bridge, retrieved 25 August 2020

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