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The Causeway is an arterial traffic crossing in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner-city suburbs of East Perth and Victoria Park. It is carried over the Swan River at the eastern end of Perth Water by two bridges on either side of Heirisson Island. The current Causeway is the third structure to have been built across the river at this point.

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  • The Causeway est un important axe de circulation situé dans le centre-ville de Perth, en Australie-Occidentale. Il relie les banlieues d' (en) et de Victoria Park. The Causeway est situé sur le fleuve Swan à l'extrémité est de (en) et est constitué notamment de deux ponts situés de part et d'autre de l'île Heirisson. * Portail de la route * Portail des ponts * Portail de Perth (fr)
  • The Causeway is an arterial traffic crossing in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner-city suburbs of East Perth and Victoria Park. It is carried over the Swan River at the eastern end of Perth Water by two bridges on either side of Heirisson Island. The current Causeway is the third structure to have been built across the river at this point. Originally the site of mudflats which restricted river navigation, the Colony Government constructed a causeway and bridge across the site. The project was first planned in 1834 and opened in 1843. When floods in 1862 almost destroyed it, the structure was rebuilt using convict labour, and raised to better withstand future floods. Governor John Hampton officially opened the new Causeway on 12 November 1867. Over the following decades, the three bridges making up this second Causeway were widened several times, and they were eventually replaced in 1952. The current Causeway bridges were designed by E W C Godfrey, and built between 1947 and 1952. They were the first in Western Australia to use steel composite construction. Large roundabouts were also constructed at each end of the structure, to improve the flow of traffic. The opening of the Graham Farmer Freeway in 2000 reduced the traffic volume on the Causeway, allowing the two central lanes to be turned into bus lanes. By the early 2000s, the concrete structures had suffered significant damage. Cracks were repaired using carbon fibre reinforcement and localised patching, extending the bridge's life by decades. The Causeway bridges have been recognised for their heritage value by their entry on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places. (en)
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  • 1843
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  • Map of Perth with the Causeway highlighted in red (en)
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  • Northwest (en)
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  • Southeast (en)
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  • Albany Highway (en)
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  • Shepperton Road (en)
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  • The Causeway est un important axe de circulation situé dans le centre-ville de Perth, en Australie-Occidentale. Il relie les banlieues d' (en) et de Victoria Park. The Causeway est situé sur le fleuve Swan à l'extrémité est de (en) et est constitué notamment de deux ponts situés de part et d'autre de l'île Heirisson. * Portail de la route * Portail des ponts * Portail de Perth (fr)
  • The Causeway is an arterial traffic crossing in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner-city suburbs of East Perth and Victoria Park. It is carried over the Swan River at the eastern end of Perth Water by two bridges on either side of Heirisson Island. The current Causeway is the third structure to have been built across the river at this point. (en)
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