West Gate Bridge Memorial Park

31 reviews

Douglas Parade, Spotswood VIC 3015, Australia

www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au

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West Gate Bridge Memorial Park is a Memorial park located at Douglas Parade, Spotswood VIC 3015, Australia. It has received 31 reviews with an average rating of 4.5 stars.

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Hours

Monday10AM-4PM
Tuesday10AM-4PM
Wednesday10AM-4PM
Thursday10AM-4PM
Friday10AM-4PM
Saturday10AM-4PM
Sunday10AM-4PM

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  • The address of West Gate Bridge Memorial Park: Douglas Parade, Spotswood VIC 3015, Australia

  • West Gate Bridge Memorial Park has 4.5 stars from 31 reviews

  • Memorial park

  • "A nice place to see the majestic West Gate Bridge, the mouth of the Yarra River, beautiful scenery, and a ferry crossing the opposite river"

    "I remember when the bridge came down and after all these years never knew there was a memorial"

    "Here sits the memorial monument to Australia’s worst industrial accident"

    "Totally broke my heart the park is a disgrace ,dug up in areas fenced off can only just make out the large monument on the pillar"

    "A little known memorial to the lives lost in the bridge tragedy of 1970"

Reviews

  • Swan Chen

A nice place to see the majestic West Gate Bridge, the mouth of the Yarra River, beautiful scenery, and a ferry crossing the opposite river. A nice place to see the majestic West Gate Bridge, the estuary of the Yarra River, beautiful scenery, and a ferry crossing the ferry across the river.

  • Debi Slinger

I remember when the bridge came down and after all these years never knew there was a memorial. Despite lots of cones around it and not being very welcoming I decided to explore anyway. I took a moment to remember what it must have been

  • Teana K

Here sits the memorial monument to Australia’s worst industrial accident. On 15 October 1970, Australia’s worst modern industrial accident occurred. A 2000 ton span of the West Gate Bridge fell, during construction. Thirty five bridge

  • Lea Zimmer

Totally broke my heart the park is a disgrace ,dug up in areas fenced off can only just make out the large monument on the pillar. No mention on the website about the road works. Please update the website so others are aware of it.

  • Lady Fran W

A little known memorial to the lives lost in the bridge tragedy of 1970. It's an amazing spot to stand beneath the enormous towering pillar and imagine the horror of seeing such an immovable object come tumbling down.

  • Stephen H

Bit of a secret spot that has a good car park ( has handicap space). Fitting tribute to the lives lost while building this little bridge.

  • Steve Kirby

A reminder for those who think everything gets done incident free. A tragic loss of lives so we may move freely.

  • Melissa Dent

Currently construction obscures the view, as of winter 2020, but this is a wonderful place to sit and reflect.

  • Rachel Ryan

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" they died together, the 35. Always remember, respect and honour.

  • Paul Pavlinovich

Simple moving memorial to those who died constructing the west gate bridge.

  • Michael Gilchrist

Working on the bridge

  • Xavier Foxlee
  • Anika Gupta
  • Mahidhar Jakkam
  • Lauren Milne
  • Stephen Kelson
  • Wulandarie Edens
  • Fek Loung Chao
  • Michael Harris (Micka)
  • Chris Pinsent

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