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This is a list of major bridges in Perth, Western Australia. Most bridges cross either the Swan River or the Canning River, the two main rivers that traverse the Swan Coastal Plain. Others are overpasses for major roads.

Road bridges

Name Image Length Location Coordinates Carries Crosses Notes
Barrack Street Bridge Barrack Street Bridge east side.jpg Perth 31°57′07″S 115°51′42″E / 31.95191°S 115.86156°E / -31.95191; 115.86156 (Barrack Street Bridge) Beaufort Street Fremantle railway line
Canning Bridge 2023-04-17-Canning-Bridge-6.jpg 175 m (574 ft) ComoApplecross 32°0′39.5″S 115°51′11.5″E / 32.010972°S 115.853194°E / -32.010972; 115.853194 (Canning Bridge) Canning Highway Canning River
The Causeway 2023-05-03-Causeway-06.jpg 341 m (1,120 ft) East Perth – Victoria Park 31°58′0.5″S 115°53′9.6″E / 31.966806°S 115.886000°E / -31.966806; 115.886000 (The Causeway) The Causeway (road) Swan River Comprises two bridges meeting at Heirisson Island
Fremantle Traffic Bridge Fremantle Traffic Bridge and Fremantle railway bridge seen from Cantonment Hill, July 2021 02.jpg 230 m (750 ft) North FremantleFremantle 32°02′28″S 115°45′17″E / 32.0410°S 115.7546°E / -32.0410; 115.7546 (Fremantle Traffic Bridge) Queen Victoria Street Swan River
Garratt Road Bridge Garratt Road Bridge between old and new looking south.JPG 240 m (790 ft) BayswaterAscot 31°55′57″S 115°54′59″E / 31.9324°S 115.9164°E / -31.9324; 115.9164 (Garratt Road Bridge) Garratt Road Swan River
Horseshoe Bridge Yagan Square, Perth, seen from Central Park, January 2021.jpg 280 m (920 ft) Perth 31°57′3″S 115°51′34″E / 31.95083°S 115.85944°E / -31.95083; 115.85944 (Horseshoe Bridge) William Street Fremantle railway line
Mooro-Beeloo Bridge Redcliffe Bridge, Perth 3.jpg 271 m (889 ft) BayswaterRedcliffe 31°55′48.7″S 115°56′13.3″E / 31.930194°S 115.937028°E / -31.930194; 115.937028 (Redcliffe Bridge) Tonkin Highway Swan River Known as Redcliffe Bridge until December 2023
Mount Henry Bridge Mount Henry Bridge seen from the south, August 2021 02.jpg 660 m (2,170 ft) Salter PointBrentwood 32°2′0″S 115°51′31″E / 32.03333°S 115.85861°E / -32.03333; 115.85861 (Mount Henry Bridge) Kwinana Freeway Canning River Also a railway bridge
Narrows Bridge Kwinana Freeway crossing Swan River to South Perth.jpg 397 m (1,302 ft) Perth – South Perth 31°57′48″S 115°50′49″E / 31.96333°S 115.84694°E / -31.96333; 115.84694 (Narrows Bridge) Kwinana Freeway Swan River Three parallel bridges; also a railway bridge
Riverton Bridge RivertonBridge3.JPG 100 m (330 ft) Riverton – Wilson 32°1′40.2″S 115°54′4.75″E / 32.027833°S 115.9013194°E / -32.027833; 115.9013194 (Riverton Bridge) Fern Road Canning River
Shelley Bridge 240 m (790 ft) ShelleyWilson 32°01′25″S 115°54′06″E / 32.0237°S 115.9017°E / -32.0237; 115.9017 (Shelley Bridge) Leach Highway Canning River
Stirling Bridge Stirling bridge west side from south bank.jpg 400 m (1,300 ft) North FremantleEast Fremantle 32°02′21″S 115°45′33″E / 32.0392°S 115.7593°E / -32.0392; 115.7593 (Stirling Bridge) Stirling Highway Swan River
Walley Bridge Walley Bridge Kwinana Freeway.jpg 61 m (200 ft) WellardBaldivis 32°16′18″S 115°50′42″E / 32.2718°S 115.8451°E / -32.2718; 115.8451 (Walley Bridge) Kwinana Freeway Millar Road, Rail Line 13
Windan Bridge Windan Bridge1 Moondyne.jpg 406 m (1,332 ft) East PerthBurswood 31°56′51″S 115°52′58″E / 31.9474°S 115.8828°E / -31.9474; 115.8828 (Windan Bridge) Graham Farmer Freeway Swan River Runs alongside Goongoongup Bridge

Railway bridges

Name Image Location Coordinates Carries Crosses Notes
Bunbury Bridge Bunbury Bridge East Perth c.1930.jpg East Perth 31°56′53″S 115°52′58″E / 31.94794°S 115.88286°E / -31.94794; 115.88286 (Bunbury Bridge) Swan River 1930 to 1996
Goongoongup Bridge Goongoonup Bridge2 Moondyne.jpg East Perth – Burswood 31°56′52″S 115°52′58″E / 31.9477°S 115.8829°E / -31.9477; 115.8829 (Goongoongup Bridge) Armadale and Thornlie railway lines Swan River 1995 to present
Mount Henry Bridge Mount Henry Bridge seen from the south, August 2021 02.jpg Salter Point – Brentwood 32°2′0″S 115°51′31″E / 32.03333°S 115.85861°E / -32.03333; 115.85861 (Mount Henry Bridge) Mandurah railway line Canning River
Narrows Bridge Kwinana Freeway crossing Swan River to South Perth.jpg Perth – South Perth 31°57′48″S 115°50′49″E / 31.96333°S 115.84694°E / -31.96333; 115.84694 (Narrows Bridge) Mandurah railway line Swan River

Pedestrian bridges

Name Image Location Coordinates Crosses
Elizabeth Quay Bridge Perth, Australia (50239495177).jpg Perth 31°57′33″S 115°51′21″E / 31.95923°S 115.85581°E / -31.95923; 115.85581 (Elizabeth Quay Bridge) Elizabeth Quay
Matagarup Bridge Matagarup Bridge seen from Perth Stadium, December 2022 01.jpg East Perth 31°57′14″S 115°53′06″E / 31.954°S 115.885°E / -31.954; 115.885 (Matagarup Bridge) Swan River
The Kids' Bridge The Kid's Bridge, August 2021 07.jpg Nedlands Winthrop Avenue
Trafalgar Bridge Trafalgar Bridge and Claisebrook, East Perth, March 2021 04.jpg East Perth 31°57′07″S 115°52′49″E / 31.95193°S 115.88022°E / -31.95193; 115.88022 (Trafalgar Bridge) Claisebrook Cove

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