Lewis Bandt Bridge
Lewis Bandt Bridge | |
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 Looking south along the Ring Road to the Lewis Bandt Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 38°8′1.46″S 144°18′27.08″E / 38.1337389°S 144.3075222°E |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 December 2008 |
| Location | |
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The Lewis Bandt Bridge is an Australian feature bridge over the Moorabool River, close to the southern end of Stage 2 of the Geelong Ring Road.
Section 2 from the Midland Highway to the Hamilton Highway at Fyansford, (along with Section 1), was officially opened on Sunday, 14 December 2008.[1] Two days of torrential rain beforehand threatened to disrupt the opening,[2] however it went ahead as planned after a cessation of the storm.[3] The opening carried was out by Victorian Premier John Brumby,[4] who announced the naming of the bridge as the Lewis Bandt Bridge in honour of the Ford Australia engineer Lewis Bandt[5] who is credited as the inventor of the coupé utility, in Geelong.[6]
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The bridge under construction in 2007, viewed from the north -
The bridge under construction in 2007
References
[edit]- ^ "Geelong Ring Road: Open to the Public". 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2009 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Rain Cancels Ring Road Family Day". Geelong Advertiser. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ "Green Light for Geelong Advertiser Ring Road Ride-Run". Geelong Advertiser. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ "Ring Road Open for Business". Geelong Advertiser. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ Damian Veltri. "Bandt, Louis Thornett (Lewis) (1910–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Lannen, Danny (14 December 2008). "Brumby Declares Geelong Ring Road Open". Geelong Advertiser. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
External links
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