The Guildford Trafik Bridge... Photograph taken on 9.March 2019.

The Guildford Trafik Bridge... Photograph taken on 9.March 2019.

The Guildford Trafik Bridge from Bassendean to Guildford
The current Guildford Road bridge was constructed in 1937. the bridge was the third constructed in this location after the first two fell into disrepair. the 1829 plan for Guildford showed a proposed bridge at the end of bridge street. in 1831, a ferry was established across the river at West Guildford, and in 1834 a horse ferry was built adjacent to the Cleikum Inn. The first bridge on the site of Guildford Road bridge was built in 1885/6. this was replaced in 1905. By 1928, the replacement of the bridge was under consideration due to the cost of continuous repairs. The new bridge, of timber construction, was built in 1937 and bituminized in 1945. Proposals to duplicate the bridge in the late 1970s-early 80s were opposed by the City of Swan and the community, and in 1994, the bridge was widened. Recycled timbers were used to preserve the bridge s historical appearance.