The Bolte Bridge is a large twin cantilever road bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Bolte Bridge carries a total of eight lanes of traffic – four lanes northbound and four lanes southbound. While officially only 490 metres in length, the actual structure appears much longer as it forms part of a 5 kilometre elevated roadway between Flemington Road and the West Gate Freeway. It spans the Yarra River and Victoria Harbour in the Docklands precinct to the west of the Melbourne CBD. It forms part of the CityLink system of toll roads that connects the Tullamarine Freeway from the northern suburbs with the West Gate Freeway and the Domain and Burnley tunnels to the Monash Freeway and the south eastern suburbs. It is named after Victoria's 38th and longest-serving Premier, Sir Henry Bolte.
The Bolte Bridge from the Melbourne Docklands
Bolte Bridge, looking back to the Melbourne CBD
Bolte Bridge from the base of the bridge
Docklands, also known as Melbourne Docklands, is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. Docklands recorded a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census.
View toward Docklands, including Docklands Stadium, October 2017
Aerial panorama of the Docklands from Ron Barassi Sr Park, March 2023
Aerial perspective of the Docklands: Melbourne Flyer, the District and Docklands film studio, March 2023
Aerial panorama of the Docklands facing the Bolte Bridge, March 2023