The West Gate Bridge

The West Gate Bridge 1978

Photographer unknown

Registration number

1741142

Artist/maker

Photographer unknown

Title

The West Gate Bridge

Production date

1978

Medium

photographic paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

15 x 20.1 cm

Inscriptions

verso: (note, typed and attached to the photo): The expansive steel deck of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, showing / clearly the point of joining in the centre foreground. / The final steel half box section was lifted into place on June 2nd, 1978 and / it now remains for a substantial programme of finishing-off works to be / completed. The eight-lane toll bridge is expected to open to traffic in / September. As a number of weather-sensitive tasks have to be undertaken, / it is impossible at the stage to predict a precise completion date. (stamp): JOHN SQUIRE PHOTOGRAPHY / ...RATHDOWNE STREET / ...RLTON - PHONE 347 4922 / NEG No. B4131-6

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Photography, 1970s, West Gate Bridge, Construction, Melbourne,

Summary

A black and white photograph of the West Gate Bridge in 1978, just before the final steel half box section is lifted into place. The bridge opened on 15 November 1978.