Historical information

Old Johnston Street Bridge, earlier known as Studley Park Road Bridge, across Yarra River between Kew and Abbotsford. Original iron trestle bridge built 1976. Replaced 1954-56 by current concrete bridge, built by Country Roads Board to design by Bruce Watson, opened 1956. Project re-routed Studley Park Road to present-day alignment. Photograph shows old bridge still carrying traffic, with construction timbers in foreground.

Physical description

Colourised photograph road curving down to old iron trestle bridge in middle distance. Foreground: cream "ACE" delivery van. On bridge: black sedan, white sedan, black "FINE FOOD" van, grey sedans. Rusty iron girders, narrow deck, timber piles and planks on grass verge at left, willow trees, Yarra River gully, power poles.