Fremantle Traffic Bridge

The Fremantle Traffic Bridge carries Queen Victoria Street over the Swan River, linking the suburbs of North Fremantle and Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia.

Fremantle Traffic Bridge
View from Fremantle in 2010
Coordinates	32°02′28″S 115°45′16″E
Carries	Queen Victoria Street
Crosses	Swan River
Locale	Fremantle
Owner	Main Roads Western Australia
Preceded by	Stirling Bridge
Followed by	Fremantle Railway Bridge
Characteristics
Total length	219 metres
No. of lanes	4
History
Opened	15 December 1939
Closed	January 2026 (scheduled)
Location
Interactive map of Fremantle Traffic Bridge

History

With the 1866-built bridge connecting North Fremantle and Fremantle in urgent need of replacement, work commenced on a replacement in November 1937.^[1] It was envisaged to have a short lifespan with Fremantle Harbour expected to be extended further east.^[2] Hence it was built out of timber rather than concrete. It opened on 15 December 1939.^[3][4][5]

In 1992 work on replacing the original timbers to extend the bridge's life by 25 years was completed.^[6][7]

Construction of a replacement bridge by a consortium of Arup, Laing O’Rourke and WSP commenced in September 2024.^[8][9] The project was altered with the new bridge to be built to the west of the current bridge rather than the east.^[10] In January 2026 the old bridge will close with the replacement bridge not scheduled to open until 2027.^[11][12][13]