Graham Farmer Freeway
Graham Farmer Freeway | |
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Basic data | |
Operator: | Main Roads |
Start of the street: |
Mitchell Freeway Leederville ( Perth ) ( WA ) ( 31 ° 57 ′ S , 115 ° 51 ′ E ) |
End of street: |
Orrong Road Rivervale ( Perth ) ( WA ) ( 31 ° 58 ′ S , 115 ° 54 ′ E ) |
Overall length: | 6.4 km |
States : |
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East tunnel entrance on Lord Street |
The Graham Farmer Freeway is an urban highway in downtown Perth in the southeast of the Australian state of Western Australia . It connects the Mitchell Freeway in Leederville with Orrong Road in Rivervale and thus forms a northern bypass of downtown Perth.
The freeway, in conjunction with the Great Eastern Highway and Orrong Street, is an important link between the city center and Perth Airport . The street is, together with Orrong Street, designated as State Road 8 (S8) and was named after football player Graham "Polly" Farmer (born 1935), who played in both the Australian Football League of Western Australia and in the 1953-1971 played by Victoria .
Northbridge tunnel
In the course of the freeway lies the only freeway tunnel in Western Australia, the Northbridge Tunnel. The 1.6 km long tunnel has two lanes in each direction and one emergency lane. There is an escape route between the two tunnel tubes. In the population, the tunnel is called Polly Pipe , which not only refers to its namesake, but also reminds of the Poly Pipes , PE or PVC pipes laid underground for sanitary installations. Works of art can be found at both tunnel entrances. There is a pictorial history of Northbridge at the west entrance and Aboriginal artist Ron Cobett has added paintings based on Aboriginal art at the east entrance . The transport of dangerous goods is not allowed to use the tunnel.
Windan Bridge
The freeway crosses the Swan River on the 406 m long, six-lane Windan Bridge, one of the newer of the 19 bridges over the river. The bridge also contains footpaths and bike paths.
construction
The Graham Farmer Freeway was built in 1996-2000, using over 180,000 m³ of concrete. The project was completed 3 months ahead of schedule and did not exceed the calculated budget of AU $ 313 million. According to the specifications of the operator Main Roads Western Australia , the road should last for 150 years.
Construction Phase 1 included the tunnel and was a finalist in the Australian Construction Achievement Award .
Construction phase 2 included the Windan Bridge and nine other traffic and pedestrian bridges. This construction phase won a prize from Austroads .
Crossings and exits
Graham Farmer Freeway | |||
Eastbound exits | Distance to Rivervale (km) |
Distance to West Perth (km) |
Exits to the west |
Start of the Graham Farmer Freeway off the Mitchell Freeway |
6.4 | - |
End of Graham Farmer Freeway Continue as Mitchell Freeway |
no exit | - | - | |
Leederville, West Perth Loftus Street |
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no exit | - | 0.8 | Northbridge James Street |
NORTHBRIDGE TUNNEL | 3.8 | 3.6 | NORTHBRIDGE TUNNEL |
no exit | - | 2.6 | Northbridge, East Perth Lord Street Newcastle Street |
East Perth, Highgate East Parade |
3.0 | 3.4 | Highgate, East Perth East Parade |
SWAN RIVER | 2.3 | 4.1 | SWAN RIVER |
Burswood Victoria Park Drive |
1.4 | 5.0 | Burswood Victoria Park Drive |
Burswood, rival of the Great Eastern Highway |
- | 6.4 | Rivervale, Burswood Great Eastern Highway |
End of Graham Farmer Freeway further than Orrong Road |
- | 6.4 |
Start of the Graham Farmer Freeway off Orrong Road |
literature
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007, ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 , p. 77.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explosay Issue Number 25 (Sept 2000) . ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ISSN 1038-7099 (PDF)
- ^ Motorists flock to try out new freeway . The Australian, April 25, 2000, p. 5
- ↑ Windan Bridge. Named after the wife of Yallgunga, the head of the Mooro tribe which controlled the northern end of the Swan River in 1833 . Geographic name approvals in Western Australia, Jan./Mar. 2000, p. 31.
- ^ Minister names new bridge over Swan River, named Windan Bridge after the wife of Yallgunga , press release. Minister for Transport, April 9, 2000
- ↑ Windan Bridge Loop . Top trails Western Australia
- ^ Graham Farmer Freeway Stage One . Constructors.com.au ( Memento of August 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ G raham Farmer Freeway Bridges - Winner category 2 Austroads . Contentionwise.com.au ( Memento of March 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Diamond interchange