The huge and impressive shared path bridges that have been installed across the West Gate Freeway have been officially named.
The structures provide key links in the bike routes that are in place or planned across the western suburbs.
Super-wide, with gentle ramps and good lighting and security, the bridges replace narrow and substandard bridges from the 1970s that once stood in similar positions.
They structures are designed to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.
The designs make them landmarks and will encourage more people to explore the region while getting healthy physical exercise on a bike.
As part of the West Gate Tunnel Project, the two new pedestrian bridges have been named in recognition of the Indigenous heritage of Melbourne’s inner west.
The bridge between South Kingsville near Fogarty Avenue and Yarraville near Muir Street will be known as Woduyullul Parring Bridge, meaning “many paths” in the Traditional Owner language.
The bridge between Brooklyn at Lynch Road reserve and Altona North near Rosala Avenue will be named Yalukit Willam Bridge in honour of the local Indigenous clan group that historically lived in the area.
The names were the result of a public naming competition, which received almost 250 submissions.
One of the bridges was fabricated in Tasmania and the other in Geelong.
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