While walking from South Melbourne to Docklands I got some nice photos of the Webb and Bolte bridges.
I love the Bolte Bridge, but the Webb Bridge is particularly cool because it was modelled after a Koorie fishing trap used to catch eels. And it always makes me happy to see those Bandalong litter traps because they’re such a brilliant, low-tech solution to the problem of river litter.
E-scootering down the Webb Bridge
Photo of a person wearing a backwards red baseball riding an e-scooter off a curved bridge that spans a river in the middle of a metropolitan city. This bridge, the Webb Bridge, is modelled after a Koorie fishing trap used to catch eels. It is curved on one end, and this curved portion is covered (like a tube) by an organic, irregular net design made out of metal beams.
A little litter goes a long way
Photo of a Bandalong litter trap installed to one side of an urban river. This trap has collected a large amount of litter floating down this river. A sign affixed to this trap reads “"A little litter goes a long way. Keep the Yarra River clean. Bin your litter.”
Walking on to the Webb Bridge
Photo of a person walking up the ramp of a curved bridge that spans a river in the middle of a metropolitan city. This bridge, the Webb Bridge, is modelled after a Koorie fishing trap used to catch eels. It is curved on one end, and this curved portion is covered (like a tube) by an organic, irregular net design made out of metal beams.
The Bolte and Webb bridges
Photo taken along the length of an urban river that shows two bridges crossing this river. In the foreground is the Webb Bridge, a curved cyclist and pedestrian bridge. In the background is the Bolte Bridge, a large road bridge. The Bolte (as it is known) is a large, twin cantilever road bridge with two 140m tall towers that hold up the roadway that spans the width of the Yarra River and Victoria Harbour.
Heavy traffic across the Bolte Bridge
Photo taken along the length of an urban river that shows two bridges crossing this river. In the foreground is the Webb Bridge, a curved cyclist and pedestrian bridge. In the background is the Bolte Bridge, a large road bridge. The Bolte (as it is known) is a large, twin cantilever road bridge with two 140m tall towers that hold up the roadway that spans the width of the Yarra River and Victoria Harbour.
Cleaning our rivers
Photo of a Bandalong litter trap installed to one side of an urban river. This trap has collected a large amount of litter floating down this river. A sign affixed to this trap reads “Cleaning our rivers”. In the background of this photo is a cyclist and pedestrian bridge that spans this river.