Great rulers thrive throughout powerful occasions, they shepherd their individuals by trials, tribulations and disappointment, and Perth is a metropolis in mourning.
For immediately is the day we are saying goodbye to the Bayswater Bridge.
For years, Perth’s favorite on-road exercise has been watching the systematic tried destruction by truck of the bridge.
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We’ve celebrated its dominance over man’s hubris and mechanics, watching truck after truck smashes into that overpass.
Premier Mark McGowan understands our grief and has acknowledged this in the best way he does greatest — with a social media meme.
The two-minute in memoriam to Bayswater Bridge is all the pieces we want — sorrowful, but hopeful — inspiring, but melancholy.
A becoming tribute to an area icon.
“You were a gentle giant with a small 3.8m clearance,” the video begins.
“When they went high, you went low. Thanks for the memories.”
Thanks for the recollections certainly Baysie.
The heartbreaking rating from Beaches, Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler, offers an acceptable soundtrack to accompany a number of photographs of vans simply slamming into that bridge, time and again.
“It must have been cold there in my shadow,” Bette drones.
“Did you ever know you’re my hero . . . Thank you, thank youuuuuu. . .”
We’re not crying, you’re crying.
Vale Baysie Bridge, 1969-2023.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
