Sunday, July 12, 2009

GROUP 8

Name of the river: The Swan River


Picture of the Swan River
Source: www.google.com
Uses:
1. Transport
2. Cultural significance
3. Bridges
Problems associated with this river
The Causeway is the name of the traffic crossing of the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water. Made up of two bridges on either side of Heirisson Island, the crossing links the City of Perth and Victoria Park.
Originally the site of mudflats which restricted river navigation, the Colony Government constructed a causeway and bridge across the site. When floods in 1862 almost destroyed it, the structure was rebuilt and raised to better withstand future floods. Over the following decades, the three bridges making up this second Causeway were widened several times, and they were eventually replaced by the present pair of Causeway bridges in 1952. The current Causeway bridges were the first in Western Australia to use steel composite construction, and have been recognised for their heritage value by their entry on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places.

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