# Morell Bridge

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The **Morell Bridge** is an [arch bridge](/source/Arch_bridge) over the [Yarra River](/source/Yarra_River) in [South Yarra](/source/South_Yarra,_Victoria), [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia). Completed in 1899 by [John Monash](/source/John_Monash) and [J. T. N. Anderson](/source/Joshua_Thomas_Noble_Anderson), it is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built using reinforced concrete.[1][2][3][4][5]

It features decorations on the three arch spans, including large dragon motifs and ornamental Victorian lights. The gutters on the bridge are cobbled [bluestone](/source/Bluestone), with a single lane bitumen strip running down the middle. The bridge is listed on the [Victorian Heritage Register](/source/Victorian_Heritage_Register).[6]

Originally known as the Anderson Street bridge, it was named the Morell Bridge in 1936 after Sir Stephen Morell,[7] who was a prominent Victorian businessman and [Lord Mayor of Melbourne](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_Melbourne) between 1926 and 1928.

On 7 June 1998 the bridge was closed to motor vehicles as part of the [CityLink](/source/CityLink) project.[8] It is currently used by cyclist and pedestrian traffic, connecting the [Royal Botanic Gardens](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Melbourne) to the [Olympic Park](/source/Olympic_Park,_Melbourne) precinct.

## Engineering heritage award

The bridge received an Engineering Heritage Marker from [Engineers Australia](/source/Engineers_Australia) as part of its [Engineering Heritage Recognition Program](/source/Engineers_Australia#Engineering_Heritage_Recognition_Program).[9]

## References

1. City of Melbourne. ["Bridges of Melbourne: Bridge Management Plan"](http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/rsrc/PDFs/Graffiti/BridgeManagementPlan.PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080731153409/http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/rsrc/PDFs/Graffiti/BridgeManagementPlan.PDF) 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 July 2008.

1. ["The Monier Bridge"](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9533748). *[The Argus](/source/The_Argus_(Australia))*. 21 July 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

1. Kristin, Otto (2009), [*Yarra : a diverting history*](https://books.google.com/books?id=IqKK0ePyru8C), Text Publishing, p. 190, ISBN 978-1-921520-00-6

1. Holgate, Alan (1998), *Monier arch bridge at Anderson Street, Melbourne, the Morell Bridge*, Monash University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, ISBN 978-0-7326-2042-4

1. ["Closure of Morrell Bridge Announced"](http://www.transurban.com.au/transurban_online/tu_nav_black.nsf/v/ECBE6A671EBE450FCA25707400322577/$file/03-MEDIA-ClosureOfMorrellBridgeAnnounced-06June98.pdf). www.transurban.com.au. 7 June 1998. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080720081210/http://www.transurban.com.au/transurban_online/tu_nav_black.nsf/v/ECBE6A671EBE450FCA25707400322577/$file/03-MEDIA-ClosureOfMorrellBridgeAnnounced-06June98.pdf) 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

1. ["Morell Bridge, 1901-"](https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/heritage/morell-bridge-1901). Engineers Australia. Retrieved 2020-05-03.

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