Montague Street Bridge, Tram bridge in South Melbourne, Australia
The Montague Street Bridge is a steel structure that spans across a major road in South Melbourne, connecting sections of the city's tram lines. The bridge has a low clearance of about 3 meters, which shapes how vehicles and traffic move through this part of the city.
The bridge was built in 1914 by Johns & Waygood and was originally part of the railway infrastructure serving the Port Melbourne line. It was created to support industrial workers and freight movement in what was then a working industrial area.
The bridge has become a talking point in the local community because of its collision history, which residents and visitors often discuss and follow. This feature has turned the structure into something people notice and remark about in their daily lives.
Warning signs and detection systems are positioned at several spots around the bridge to alert drivers about the low height. When planning a route through this area, larger vehicles or delivery trucks should look for alternative routes.
The bridge is locally famous for frequent vehicle strikes, where trucks and buses hit the structure, leading to an online community that watches and documents these incidents. This unusual phenomenon has made the bridge known across the internet, where people follow these occurrences.
Location: Victoria
GPS coordinates: -37.82983,144.94928
Latest update: December 7, 2025 19:30
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