Matagarup Bridge
Suspension footbridge with soaring swan-shaped steel arches and a river-spanning climb deck.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Matagarup Bridge in Perth follows the messy, expensive birth of the swan-shaped steel arches that now frame the Swan River crossing between East Perth and the stadium precinct. It traces the fabrication contract that fell apart in twenty seventeen, the ballooning budget that reshaped the project, and the unusual way engineers tested the finished deck before trusting it to the public. Listen for how a construction gamble becomes the structure now over your head.
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