Immigration Bridge - Canberra
Tell the story of your family's migration. Names,
countries of origin and years of arrival of migrants
since 1788 can be permanently engraved on the History
Handrail a pedestrian bridge across Lake Burley Griffin
in the nation’s capital to commemorate the contributions
of migrants to Australia. The handrails of this 400
metre long bridge are designed to be engraved with the
names of over 200,000 immigrants.
This bridge will fulfil the recreational plans of the
original designer of Canberra, Walter Burley Griffin, in
joining Acton Peninsula, home of the National Museum of
Australia, with the Parliamentary Triangle. The Bridge
will incorporate features that highlight Australian
research and development – a continuation of the cutting
edge technology that was a feature of the Snowy Scheme.
The links with the Snowy Scheme, and that new chapter in
Australian multi-cultural cooperation, are very strong.
The Snowy set the tone for future Australian
multi-racial harmony with over 30 nationalities working
together on Australia’s greatest engineering
undertaking.
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