Merton Street

Road Underbridge
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 20.416 km
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A bluestone road underbridge, the roadway is only a single lane wide, and the height underneath is only 2.6 metres. Laverton Creek also runs underneath the road, making flooding a frequent occurrence. A second parallel bridge was built to the north in 1994/95 as part of the new standard gauge line.

In 2007/08 the road approaches were rebuilt as concrete, replacing the rough ford that was there before. In 2009 a third parallel bridge was built to the south, as part of the works that provided Laverton with a third platform and an third track towards Westona. This new concrete bridge has a single span.

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Merton Street

Looking south, SG in foreground then 2x BG lines. Altona line branches off to the left

October 18, 2007

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