Barrack Street Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Perth, Western Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

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| image = Governor class leaving Perth Railway station 1930s.jpg

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| alt = Black and white photograph of the bridge, with train and tracks in the foreground

| caption = Barrack Street Bridge viewed from the east with Perth Railway Station visible just behind the bridge, {{circa|1930s}}.

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|title=Moving across the railway

|caption=Barrack Street Bridge (1) is situated east of Perth Station (2) and Horseshoe Bridge (3). Pedestrians may also pass between the Perth CBD and Northbridge across Yagan Square (4), and between the CBD and Perth Cultural Centre via Padbury Walk (5), Upper Level Walkway (6) and Gallery Walk (7). King Street (8) is further west.

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|arc-textC=CULTURAL CENTRE

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|label1=Barrack Street

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|mark-image1=Governor class leaving Perth Railway station 1930s.jpg

|mark-description1=Barrack Street Bridge was constructed in 1908 and carries Beaufort Street over the railway. Known to be called Beaufort Street Bridge at times, it replaced a timber bridge that was demolished in 1894.

|label2=Perth Station

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|mark-title2=Perth Station

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|mark-image2=Transperth Perth Train Station.jpg

|mark-description2=Perth Station comprises nine platforms, two of which are below ground and perpendicular to the other seven in a part of the station known as Perth Underground.

|label3=Horseshoe

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|mark-title3=Horseshoe Bridge

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|mark-image3=Yagan Square, Perth, seen from Central Park, January 2021.jpg

|mark-description3=Horseshoe Bridge was constructed in 1904 and carries William Street over the railway.

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|mark-title4=Yagan Square

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|mark-image4=Yagan Square - Wirin, March 2018 02.jpg

|mark-description4=Opened in 2018, Yagan Square is a {{convert|1.1|ha|adj=on}} pedestrian square between Wellington Street and Roe Street.

|label5=Padbury Walk

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|mark-title5=Padbury Walk

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|mark-image5=Padbury walk sign and Forrest Place buildings in view.jpg

|mark-description5=Elevated walkway around Forrest Chase connecting Perth Station with the CBD.

|label6=Upper Level Walkway

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|mark-image6=Perth Station.jpg

|mark-description6=Walkway through Perth Station, connecting the Perth Cultural Centre with the CBD, that provides access to station platforms and Citiplace.

|label7=Gallery Walk

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|mark-title7=Gallery Walk

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|mark-image7=Perth cultural center from station.JPG

|mark-description7=Named to commemorate the centenary of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the Gallery Walk connects the Perth Cultural Centre with Perth Station.

|label8=King

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|mark-description8=Pedestrians and vehicles may move between the CBD and Northbridge via King Street since being extended to Roe Street as part of the Perth City Link project.

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|labelb9=Pedestrian Crossing

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|mark-description9=Moore Street Pedestrian Crossing connects Moore Street with Pier Street across the railway.

|label10=McIver Station Underpass

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|mark-description10=McIver Station Underpass passes underneath the railway at the eastern end of McIver Station.

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Barrack Street Bridge is the second crossing of the Eastern Railway line at its location just north of the Barrack Street intersection with Wellington Street at the eastern end of the Perth Railway Station yard in Perth, Western Australia.{{efn |Not to be confused with the 1902 proposal for a bridge from Barrack Street to South Perth.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24744177 |title=THE PROPOSED BARRACK-STREET BRIDGE. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=2 May 1902 |accessdate=13 February 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} }} Despite its name the bridge carries Beaufort Street,{{Cite MRWA map |RIMS |at=Structure Number 0949A |access-date=1 May 2019 }} although it has been called Beaufort Street Bridge.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77617369 |title=New Beaufort Street Bridge |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Perth |date=15 March 1907 |access-date=13 February 2014 |page=8 Edition: SECOND EDITION |publisher=National Library of Australia }}

The development of the Eastern Railway through Perth created a large yard and railway station area that separated the Perth central business district (CBD) from its adjacent northern streets. The first railway bridge at Barrack Street was timber, and in repair on a regular basis.{{Citation | author1=HRRC | title=Original Barrack Street Bridge soon after tram track laying in 1900 | publication-date=1900 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/157610997 | access-date=13 February 2014 }} It was demolished in 1894.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37564614 |title=THE FIRST BARRACK STREET BRIDGE DEMOLISHED IN 1894. |newspaper=Western Mail |location=Perth |date=11 April 1908 |access-date=13 February 2014 |page=25 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

The Perth Railway Crossing Improvement Act 1892, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 13 January 1893, authorised the construction of the bridge and closure of the level crossings on Stirling Street.{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_a3119.html |title=Perth Railway Crossing Improvement Act 1892 |author= |date=13 January 1893 |website=www.legislation.wa.gov.au |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=9 August 2024 |quote=}}