Bayswater Subway, Railway bridge and subway in Bayswater, Perth, Australia.
Bayswater Subway is a railway bridge with a road underpass in Bayswater, Perth, that connects King William Street with Coode Street. The structure sits next to Bayswater station and allows road traffic to pass beneath the rail line at that point.
The original bridge opened in 1910 with two lanes and was later rebuilt in 1969 to carry four lanes and dual gauge railway tracks. The 2023 replacement raised the clearance with a new viaduct to address the long-standing problem of vehicle collisions.
The old subway became widely known in Perth because tall vehicles regularly hit the overhead structure, and videos of these collisions spread online. Locals came to see the spot as a symbol of a common urban problem that had gone unresolved for decades.
Drivers with tall vehicles should pay attention to the warning signs and flashing lights at the entrance, which indicate the current height limit for the underpass. The crossing is easy to find on foot or by bike, as it sits right beside Bayswater station.
Despite warning lights and signs on the old bridge, trucks and buses hit the roof on a regular basis for many years. Some of those crash videos were shared so often online that the spot became known far beyond Perth.
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