Montague Street Bridge |
How many bridges do you know of that have it's own web site, Facebook page, YouTube tribute videos and twitter account?
The much maligned Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne does.
The bridge has been hit by vehicles so many times, it has taken on a life of it's own. It has a number of websites devoted to it including... howmanydayssincemontaguestreetbridgehasbeenhit.com
(posssibly the world's longest domain name).
Headlines
TheAge calls it: Melbourne's most battered overpass
Groundhog Day for Montague Street bridge
Montague St bridge defended in court by VicRoads after bush crash
Melbourne traffic's long history of hitting the Montague Street Bridge
The Montague Street Bridge Claims Another Victim - Triple M
Montague St bridge in South Melbourne hit by truck again | Herald Sun
Upgrade to Montague Street bridge fails to stop truck getting stuck - again - Despite warnings being installed on the notorious low-height bridge in South Melbourne, another truck gets jammed underneath.
Is it too low?
The bridge is 3 Metres (10 Feet) above the road level.
There are 26 advanced warnings signs and two gantries aimed at preventing drivers from hitting the Bridge. more..
Montague St Bridge by David Cosma
Timeout Fun fact: the bridge is so unusually LOW due to the road being raised in the 1930's to minimise flooding.
❊ Address ❊
⊜ Corner Montague St and Woodgate St South Melbourne 3205 View Map
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ Montague Street Bridge
➼ howmanydayssincemontaguestreetbridgehasbeenhit.com
➼ Groundhog Day for Montague Street bridge as another truck bites the dust | TheAge
➼ www.facebook.com/Montague-St-Bridge
➼ twitter.com/MontagueStBridg
➼ YouTube: Montague Street Bridge
➼ Second gantry installed near Montague Street Bridge
❊ Also See... ❊
➼ Bridges in Melbourne
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