Mooro-Beeloo Bridge, formerly Redcliffe Bridge, is a traffic bridge which carries Tonkin Highway across the Swan River between the Perth suburbs of Ascot and Bayswater. It was originally named after the nearby suburb of Redcliffe; it was renamed in December 2023 following the completion of upgrades to the bridge and Tonkin Highway.[1] [2] "Mooro" and "Beeloo" are the names for the Whadjuk clans that lived in territory north and south of the Swan River respectively.[1]
The bridge was designed by Maunsell & Partners and built by Thiess Contractors;[3] construction started in 1986. The bridge was constructed using an incremental launch technique, and cost A$15 million to complete.[4] It was officially opened on 16 April 1988.[5] The bridge is long, with five spans and a pre-stressed concrete deck wide, supporting six lanes of traffic.[3] The structure of the bridge is that of a hollow box girder,[3] with the outer sides of the deck supported by special Y-beams.[6] A shared-use path was opened underneath the bridge in March 2023.[7] A small BMX and mountain bike park was opened underneath the bridge on the Bayswater side of the river in March 2024.[8]