Westgate Freeway Alliance Review

Spoiler alert: ends in western suburbs, so the finale is a bit lacking. Users in the other direction seemed to be having a better time.

It's a bridge. It seems to cut off quite a lot of time travelling to the CBD area. Pity that there seems to be so many accidents on a straight stretch of road, but after driving in Victoria for a week I'm not surprised

Literally a gateway to the west of Melbourne, would drive over again if need be.

Good and quick except for whwn they are doing road works...wait thats all the time

As the name prevail, it is a gateway to west and a quicker way to reach Melbourne West.

Great bridge but peak hour and constant lane closure sucks. Otherwise very pleasant to use

Feel a bit funny rating a bridge I use to get from one side of town to the other. It is good looking and higher than Sydney's bridge (had to say it). But you can't appreciate it while on it except from in the car. Having said that it is a great view and looks great from the ground or from afar. The flags finish the bridge also.

I do love driving over it, it's amazing the amount of weight on it at one time, hope they allowed for that in the late 60s, early 70s

Terrible to drive on many mornings as the barriers flicker the sun in your eyes as you drive. It looks dull.

Iconic location in Melbourne under the Westgate Bridge

Ximen Bridge has more trucks than private cars, but the quality of the bridge looks good!

Very potent bridge to the southern suburbs, unfortunately it gets really busy on rush houra

I jumped off for harambe. Best experience of my life.

A magnificent bridge. It spans the waters majestically and is recognised as an engineering masterpiece by local engineers. Thousands of people use this bridge everyday without incident. Toll free! It rarely collapses.

Remember the Thirty-five construction workers who were killed building this for us all

Use the bridge to go to work but can be traffic during rush hour as also bit windy. 5 lane bridge each side not bad at all.

Speed restrictions either side of the bridge are a bit of a joke. 100 down to 60 is always gonna cause traffic flow problems. Bridge does its job. Only fell down once

the first time i went to this bridge was a really bad time/experience for me, i saw this girl commiting suicide.

Every time I drive over the beautiful West Gate bridge, the flying flags of Australia remind me that I have made it after years of university studies, years of work experience, years of qualification assessment and tests. The bridge is a sober reminder of transition, of migration and of Australia. At some point from some angles and during certain hours depending of which direction you re traveling, it may feel like you re driving towards the sky and when the sun comes up at dawn and sunrise you can see the Melbourne CBD showered with pure gold. Also don t miss the amazing scenery at sunset. I ll try to upload some photos and videos to make my point.

Apart from the aesthetics, beware of the speed cameras and always follow the speed limits. The speed limits change and are usually between 60-80 but be careful as depending on conditions and sometimes due to some construction projects some lanes might be closed. Be very observant of the LED signs as they are dynamic and varying. It is always easy to set your cruise control and in the downward slope gain a few extra kms, you generally in Australia have 3 seconds to correct your speed.

I should also remind you that pedestrians are forbidden on the bridge.

worst bridge ever made no one obeys speed on the bridge idiomorons

The views from the bridge as you fall are something unparallel to any other experience.

Great entrance to the city from the Western Suburbs, stunning view of the city skyline as well as the Princes Pier and the Tasmanian Ferry. Below it is a lake/pond that because of the algi turns a bright pink. This image was taken of the bridge across this pink pond

If you love photography suggest goinf west gate Bridge at sun set

One of the wonderful bridges in the country. A landmark!!!

This bridge is excellent for passing over the thing beneath it. It bridges perfectly. It's extremely bridgy looking and cannot be mistaken for anything other than a bridge. If you are driving along and see it in front of you be sure to drive over it just to experience it's bridginess.

Usually congested. Impressive structure though. Thank goodness for new tunnel.

Great bridge. Can be a bit windy. Can jam a little during peek hour.

It's a bridge across the Yarra River. It collapsed years ago and killed a lot of workers. Never forget that.

Fast flowing 6 lanes, but very windy and 2 sets of speed cameras. You can't walk across it so makes it quite boring, hence only 3 starts instead of 4.

Good place to go relax and fishing on are good day.

always loved the view of the pier and the suburbs. but it's always jamed pack too

There is a speed camera on the bridge!! $198 for being 5km over the speed limit!!

Hate having to go over it. Traffic in Melbourne sucks. Love that the speed cameras dont work.

Great view from here - thanks to the Ride Around the Bay in a Day

It's iconic to look at however when busy it's bumper to bumper!

I can give 5 stars if you can take the big metal nets off , just wana watch city view .

Everyone who comes here jumps off, thats confirmed
Skull_SneeZe11 Jumped. to his death very good i like it alot iv'e jumped was fun now ded. pls resoruct

It gets me from the east to the west. The views are nice too.

The West Gate Bridge is a steel box girder cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, spanning the Yarra River just north of its mouth into Port Phillip.

It's a bridge. An old bridge that was built during the 1960's with no anticipation of how congested traffic will be today.

I have always noticed that there are some people going over the speed limit. Please do not speed on this bridge, especially during windy days with lower speed limits, as it can be very dangerous and potentially affecting other road users as well.

Please do it for not only your safety, but think of your family as well. Safety always comes first.

A bridge that gets you from one side of the water to the other very effectively

The western suburbs version of the golden gate bridge

A symbol of hope for us westerners

Impressive width with 2 huge Australian flags on the main pillars

Really enjoyed the service and my stay was wonderful. Food was amazing and beds were spacious and comfortable.

Travel time depends on traffic congestion and incident occurrence

Why not opt for the Westgate freeway? It's far better than going the Tullamarine
notfreeway and getting charged a toll for even slower speed limits than the Westgate....shame, shame, shame

Drive over into the city at night and catch the city and surrounds lights. Impressive.

Really good bridge, I got bullied at school for having red hair so it really catered for my needs!