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With a length of 383 m (1,257 ft), and a height of 55 m (180 ft) above the water level, it is the second-highest bridge in
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The main traffic over the bridge is freight services, but it also carries two passenger services, the Melbourne to Sydney
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An internal and external walkway spans the length of the bridge on both sides.
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in Australia when completed in June, 1929. Until the completion of the
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Buildings and structures in the City of Moonee Valley
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Maribyrnong River Viaduct

Coordinates
37°44′53.0″S 144°50′43.8″E / 37.748056°S 144.845500°E / -37.748056; 144.845500
Victorian Railways
Albion–Jacana railway line
Maribyrnong River
Melbourne
Victorian Railways
trestle bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Victorian Heritage Register
Victoria
West Gate Bridge
NSW TrainLink
XPT
Melbourne-Albury V/Line service
"Albion Viaduct: Beams Arriving for Big Railway Works"
The Age


Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
"Rail Bridge (Albion Viaduct), Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1197, Heritage Overlay HO107"
City of Moonee Valley Gap Heritage Study
"The Railway Top 20!"
the original
"Maribyrnong River Viaduct (listing VICH1197)"
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Images from the construction of the bridge, 1928
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