<P> The West Gate Bridge is a steel box girder cable - stayed bridge in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . It spans the Yarra River , just north of its mouth into Port Phillip , and is a vital link between the inner city ( CBD ) and Melbourne 's western suburbs ; with the industrial suburbs in the west and with the city of Geelong , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) to the south - west . It is one of the busiest road corridors in Australia . </P>
<P> The West Gate Bridge is a steel box girder cable - stayed bridge in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . It spans the Yarra River , just north of its mouth into Port Phillip , and is a vital link between the inner city ( CBD ) and Melbourne 's western suburbs ; with the industrial suburbs in the west and with the city of Geelong , 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) to the south - west . It is one of the busiest road corridors in Australia . </P>
what type of bridge is the west gate bridge
what type of bridge is the west gate bridge
a steel box girder cable - stayed bridge
a steel box girder cable - stayed bridge