The Kids' Bridge

Footbridge in Perth, Western Australia

31°58′04″S 115°49′04″E / 31.967709°S 115.817889°E / -31.967709; 115.817889 (The Kids' Bridge)

CarriesPedestriansCrossesWinthrop AvenueLocalePerthOwnerMain Roads Western AustraliaCharacteristicsDesignFratelle + BEaMTotal length217 m (712 ft)Width3 m (10 ft)HistoryConstructed byCivmecConstruction cost$6.3 millionOpened4 August 2021Location Map

The Kids' Bridge, dual-named as Koolangka Bridge,^[1]^[2]^[a] is a pedestrian bridge in Perth, Western Australia. It crosses Winthrop Avenue in Nedlands, joining the Perth Children's Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre^[4]^[5] with Kings Park.^[6]

The bridge is 217 metres (712 ft) long, 3 metres (10 ft) wide^[7]^[8] and rainbow coloured.^[5]^[9]^[10]

History

The bridge was proposed in 2012, as part of the Perth Children's Hospital, but deferred to give priority to completion of the hospital.^[7]

Construction commenced in January 2021,^[11] with the bridge opening on 4 August 2021.^[1]^[2]

Notes

^ Koolangka means "children" in the language of the Noongar, the local Aboriginal people.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "New kids' bridge opens, linking Kings Park to Perth Children's Hospital". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Kids Bridge is now open!". Perth Children's Hospital. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Noongar Word List". South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ Steger, Sarah (16 February 2020). "Rainbow-coloured pedestrian bridge to link Perth Children's Hospital with Kings Park". The West Australian. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Rainbow-coloured bridge planned for Australian children's hospital". Bridge Design & Engineering. Hemming Group. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Kings Park and Perth Children's Hospital to be linked by new $6.3 million pedestrian Kids Bridge". ABC News. 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Kids' Bridge". Main Roads Western Australia. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ McGowan, Mark; Cook, Roger; Saffioti, Rita; Sanderson, Amber-Jade (4 August 2021). "Children's Hospital Kids' (Koolangka) Bridge now open" (Media Statement). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ Rifici, Victoria (23 November 2020). "Construction set to start on Perth Children's Hospital bridge". Perth Now. Western Suburbs Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "Botanical healing at the end of rainbow-coloured Kids Bridge". Architecture Media. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ McGowan, Mark; Cook, Roger; Saffioti, Rita; Dawson, Stephen (14 January 2021). "Construction of rainbow Perth Kids' Bridge now underway" (Media Statement). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2021.