the westgate bridge in melbourne was built as a steel box girder cable - stayed bridge.
the westgate bridge in melbourne was built as a steel box girder cable - stayed bridge.
when was the westgate bridge in melbourne built?
steel box girder cable - stayed bridge
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the sydney harbour bridge, the mooney mooney bridge on the central coast (new south wales), and the westgate bridge in melbourne, australia and the story bridge in brisbane are considered suicide bridges. sydney harbour bridge has a suicide prevention barrier. in february 2009, following the murder of a four-year-old girl who was thrown off the bridge by her father, the first stage of a temporary suicide barrier was erected on westgate bridge, constructed of concrete crash barriers topped with a welded mesh fence. the permanent barrier has now been completed throughout the span of the bridge. the barriers are costed at $20 million and have been reported to have reduced suicide rates on the westgate by 85%.
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