Glebe Island Bridge
Glebe Island Bridge | |
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The bridge in a permanently open position, 2006 | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′06″S 151°11′09″E / 33.8682°S 151.1857°E |
| Carries | Bank Street |
| Crosses | Johnstons Bay |
| Locale | Rozelle – Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Maintained by | Transport for NSW |
| Preceded by | Blackbutts Bridge |
| Followed by | Anzac Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing Allan truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Trough construction | Timber |
| Total length | 108 metres (353 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 15 metres (50 ft) |
| Height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
| Longest span | 58 metres (191 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Engineering design by |
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| Constructed by | H. McKenzie and Sons |
| Construction start | 1899 |
| Construction end | 1903 |
| Opened | 1 July 1903 |
| Closed | 2 December 1995 |
| Replaces | Blackbutts Bridge (1862–1903) |
| Official name | Glebe Island Bridge; RMS Bridge No. 61 |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 29 November 2013 |
| Reference no. | 1914 |
| Type | Road Bridge |
| Category | Transport – Land |
| Builders | Bridges Branch of NSW Public Works Department |
| Official name | Glebe Island Bridge, Bank St, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia |
| Type | Historic |
| Designated | 19 April 1989 |
| Reference no. | 15949 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Glebe Island Bridge | |
| References | |
The Glebe Island Bridge is a heritage-listed disused swing Allan truss road bridge that carried Victoria Road (as Bank Street) across Johnstons Bay, located in the inner city Sydney suburb of Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia.
The bridge, which connected Rozelle to Pyrmont by road, is one of the last remaining swing bridges of its type in Australia and in the world. It was designed by Percy Allan, and built from 1899 to 1903 by the Bridges Branch of NSW Public Works Department.