Seafarers Bridge

{{Short description|Footbridge across the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}

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|locale = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

|maint = City of Melbourne

|architect = Grimshaw Architects

|engineering = Brown Consulting

| builder = Fitzgerald Constructions

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|material = Steel

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The Seafarers Bridge is a footbridge over the Yarra River between Docklands and South Wharf in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The bridge connects the north and south banks of the river while providing a formal entrance to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. The bridge main span is supported by steel ties connected to elliptical arches, with three arches on the north side and four arches on the south side.{{Cite web |title=Seafarers Bridge (Melbourne, 2009) |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/seafarers-bridge |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Structurae |language=en}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20160921235427/http://grimshaw-architects.com/project/seafarers-bridge/ Seafarers Bridge] Grimshaw Architects

The bridge was named in homage to the ‘Mission to Seafarers’ centre located nearby on the northern bank of the Yarra River and to represent Melbourne's rich maritime history.[https://web.archive.org/web/20111030003404/http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/AboutMelbourne/ProjectsandInitiatives/MajorProjects/Pages/SeafarersBridge.aspx Seafarers Bridge, South Wharf] City of Melbourne