Bradfield Highway and North Shore Railway MILSONS POINT NSW 2061
Sydney
Metropolitan
Complex / Group
Transport - Land
Road Bridge
Subject: The bridge is constructed of silicon steel trusses and joists painted dark grey. The pylons are faced with granite.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: The bridge is one of the most remarkable feats of bridge construction. At the time of construction and until recently it was the longest single span bridge in the world and is still in a general sense the largest.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: The bridge has been an important factor in the pattern of growth of metropolitan Sydney, particularly in residential development in post World War II years.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: SHR Plan No 1864
Photographer: Heritage Division
Copyright owner: Heritage Council of NSW
Date: 25/06/1999
Subject: SHR Plan No 1864
Photographer: Heritage Division
Copyright owner: Heritage Council of NSW
Date: 25/06/1999
Subject: SHR Plan No 1864
Photographer: Heritage Division
Copyright owner: Heritage Council of NSW
Date: 25/06/1999
Subject: PCO Plan Number 781
Photographer: Heritage Council of NSW
Copyright owner: Heritage Council of NSW
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: First work on the bridge commenced in 1924 with construction of the bridge approaches and the approach spans.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.
Date: 01/07/2020
Subject: The abutment towers with the pylons are not a necessary structural feature of the bridge. They do not support the arch and were built principally to enhance the appearance of the structure.
Photographer: No Author
Copyright owner: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.
Date: 01/07/2020