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Evan Walker Bridge

1992 establishments in AustraliaBridges completed in 1992Bridges over the Yarra RiverBuildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA)Pedestrian bridges in Melbourne
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Evan Walker Bridge August 2022
Evan Walker Bridge August 2022

The Evan Walker Bridge is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Yarra River between Southbank and the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Linking Flinders Street station and the Southgate entertainment precinct, the bridge offers views of the Yarra River and Melbourne skyline, making it a popular spot for photography. Constructed in 1992 and formerly known as the Southbank Pedestrian Bridge, in 2015 the Evan Walker Bridge was renamed in honour of the late Evan Walker, a former planning minister who was integral to the development of Melbourne's Southbank precinct.Between 2012 and 2015 it was known locally as Love Lock Bridge due to thousands of padlocks being attached to the railings.The bridge is a steel arch structure which is maintained by the City of Melbourne LGA.

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Evan Walker Bridge
Southbank Promenade, Melbourne Southbank

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Evan Walker Bridge (Southbank Pedestrian Bridge)

Southbank Promenade
3006 Melbourne, Southbank
Victoria, Australia
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Evan Walker Bridge August 2022
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Flinders Street, Melbourne
Flinders Street, Melbourne

Flinders Street is a street in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Running roughly parallel to the Yarra River, Flinders Street forms the southern edge of the Hoddle Grid. It is exactly 1 mi (1.609 km) in length and one and a half chains (99 ft, 30 m) in width. It is named for the explorer Matthew Flinders, erroneously credited with discovering Port Phillip at the time of its naming. It extends eastwards as far as Spring Street and the Treasury Gardens and westwards past Batman's Hill to the Melbourne Docklands. As the closest street to the river, Flinders Street serviced Melbourne's original river port. Customs House, now the site for Victoria's Immigration Museum, is on Flinders Street. The street is home to Flinders Street station, the central station in Melbourne's suburban rail network. Tram routes 70 and 75, as well as the City Circle route, run along Flinders Street, and the Flinders Street Viaduct runs parallel to the street, linking the city's two major railway stations. Other landmarks on Flinders Street include Federation Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Young and Jackson Hotel, the Banana Alley Vaults, the old Herald & Weekly Times building, Melbourne Aquarium and Batman Park, which adjoins the Yarra River. It was once home to the Melbourne Fish Market, an ornate building constructed in 1890, covering 23,000 square metres, and of similar design to Flinders Street station. The market was demolished between 1958 and 1960 after which the site became a public carpark. The site is now home to the three towers of the Northbank Place complex which includes office space, residential apartments, retail outlets and a multi-level carpark.

Flinders Street railway station
Flinders Street railway station

Flinders Street railway station is located on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1854, the historic station serves the entire metropolitan rail network, as well as some country services to eastern Victoria. Backing onto the Yarra River in the heart of the city, the complex includes platforms and structures that stretch over more than two whole city blocks, from east of Swanston Street nearly to Market Street. Flinders Street is served by Metro's suburban services, and V/Line regional services to Gippsland. It is the busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with an average of 77,153 daily entries recorded in the 2017/18 fiscal year. It was the terminus of the first railway in Australia (the Port Melbourne line) and was reputedly the world's busiest passenger station in the 1920s, owing to the concentration of services there that was only rectified with the construction of the City Loop in the 1970s. Its main platform (operationally divided into platforms 1 and 14) is Australia's longest, and the fourth longest railway platform in the world. Flinders Street is responsible for two of Melbourne's busiest pedestrian crossings, both across Flinders Street, including one of Melbourne's few pedestrian scrambles. The station's current main building was completed in 1909 and is a cultural icon of Melbourne. The distinctive and eclectic Edwardian building, with its prominent dome, arched entrance, tower and clocks is one of the city's most recognisable landmarks, and its grand, somewhat exotic character led to the popular myth that the design was actually intended for Mumbai's Victoria Terminus and vice versa, but was swapped in the post.The Melbourne saying "I'll meet you under the clocks" refers to the row of indicator clocks above the main entrance, which show the next departure for each line; the alternative, "I'll meet you on the steps", refers to the wide staircase beneath the clocks. It has been listed on the Victorian Heritage Register since 1982.