Redcliffe Bridge is a traffic bridge which carries Tonkin Highway across the Swan River in the Perth, Western Australia suburb of Redcliffe. Designed by Maunsell & Partners and built by Thiess,construction of the bridge started in 1986. The bridge was constructed using an incremental launch technique, and cost A$15 million to complete.It was officially opened on 16 April 1988.The bridge is 271 metres long, with five spans and a pre-stressed concrete deck 34 metres wide, supporting six lanes of traffic. The structure of the bridge is that of a hollow box girder, with the outer sides of the deck supported by special Y-beams.

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Image:Redcliffe Bridge, Perth 1.jpg|The underside of the bridgeImage:Redcliffe Bridge, Perth 2.jpg|Detail of the distinctive Y-beams which support the outer sides of the bridge's deck

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