What is the Montague Street Bridge?

The Montague Street Bridge is a heritage-listed bridge located in Melbourne, Australia. It spans the railway cutting near Montague Street in South Melbourne. The bridge is a single span, steel beam bridge, with a reinforced concrete deck. It was built in 1918 by the Victorian Railways, and is one of the oldest bridges in Melbourne. The bridge is known for its low clearance, and has been the site of numerous accidents involving overheight vehicles.

Ok sure, but why this site?

Around February 2016, a Tour Bus hit the Montague Street Bridge and took a large chunk out of the front of the bus. This looked to be a singular incident, but then soon after another truck hit the bridge... and then another... and then another. It became too much of a joke to ignore and I wanted to make a site to document the incidents.

Why don't they just raise the bridge or lower the road?

The Montague Street Bridge is a heritage-listed structure, and any alterations to the bridge would require approval from Heritage Victoria. The bridge is also located on a busy railway line, and any changes to the bridge would require extensive planning and coordination with the rail authorities. Lowering the road is also not a viable option, due to the presence of underground services and utilities. While the crashes are an inconvenience, the cost and disruption of altering the bridge or road wouldn't be worth it.

Ah, I get it now. But why does this site look so weird?

I and a growing subset of people are growing tired of algorithmic driven engagement and website all looking the same. I remember and have been going on a binge of oocities.org, a mirror of the old Geocities sites and was reminded of how raw and unique the web used to be before the rise of social media and the modern web. I wanted to return to simpler times and have a bit of fun with this site.