Hawthorn Bridge
in Richmond, AustraliaCategory: Attraction
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The Hawthorn Bridge is a wrought iron truss bridge across the Yarra River, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The bridge connects Bridge Road and Burwood Road. It is a substantial riveted, wrought-iron, lattice-truss bridge with bluestone abutments and piers, designed by Francis Bell and is the oldest extant bridge over the Yarra River and is one of the oldest metal bridges in Australia. This crossing was one of the earliest Yarra River crossing points and a major communication route in early Melbourne. The present bridge was constructed in the early wave of major new infrastructure funded by the gold rushes.
