Lewis Bandt Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Lewis Bandt Bridge
Open:	14 December 2008
Coordinates:	-38.1337°N 144.3075°W

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geelong Ring Road: Open to the Public. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/vVgZmHvyCj8 . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube. 14 December 2008. 16 April 2009.
2. Web site: Rain Cancels Ring Road Family Day. Geelong Advertiser. 13 December 2008. 16 April 2009.
3. Web site: Green Light for Geelong Advertiser Ring Road Ride-Run. Geelong Advertiser. 14 December 2008. 16 April 2009.
4. Web site: Ring Road Open for Business. Geelong Advertiser. 15 December 2008. 16 April 2009.
5. Web site: Bandt, Louis Thornett (Lewis) (1910–1987) . Damian Veltri . Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . 26 May 2013.
6. Web site: Brumby Declares Geelong Ring Road Open. Geelong Advertiser. 14 December 2008. 16 April 2009.