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Princes Freeway, Laverton

Road Overbridge
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 20.640km
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Mention of the construction of this road over bridge was made in the February 1959 issue of "Railway Transportation". Special instructions for Laverton Station mention a level crossing being located at the up end of the station, but signal diagrams seem to suggest the overpass replaced a pre existing bridge at the same location.

The bridge originally spanned two tracks, and in 1995 with construction of the standard gauge line the northern abutment was undercut to fit the extra track. When construction starts on the Laverton turnback platform the southern abutment will also need to be undercut to fit a fourth track.

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