Lewis Bandt Bridge

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.

Lewis Bandt Bridge
Looking south along the Ring Road to the Lewis Bandt Bridge
Coordinates38°8′1.46″S 144°18′27.08″E
History
Opened14 December 2008
Location

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]

  • The bridge under construction in 2007, viewed from the north.
  • The bridge under construction in 2007

References
  1. "Geelong Ring Road: Open to the Public". 14 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009 – via YouTube.
  2. "Rain Cancels Ring Road Family Day". Geelong Advertiser. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  3. "Green Light for Geelong Advertiser Ring Road Ride-Run". Geelong Advertiser. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. "Ring Road Open for Business". Geelong Advertiser. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  5. Damian Veltri. "Bandt, Louis Thornett (Lewis) (1910–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. "Brumby Declares Geelong Ring Road Open". Geelong Advertiser. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

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