Spit Bridge
The Spit Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′09″S 151°14′46″E / 33.8025°S 151.2462°E |
| Carries | The Spit Road
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| Crosses | Middle Harbour |
| Locale | The Spit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | Mosman (south) |
| Ends | Seaforth (north) |
| Owner | Transport for NSW |
| Heritage status | Roads & Maritime Services heritage and conservation register |
| Preceded by | Roseville Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge with a bascule lift span |
| Material | Steel and concrete |
| Trough construction | Composite concrete |
| Total length | 745 feet 6 inches (227.23 m) |
| Width | 54 feet (16 m) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Designer | NSW Department of Main Roads |
| Constructed by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
| Construction start | 1952 |
| Construction end | 1958 |
| Construction cost | A£1,110,000 |
| Opened | 19 November 1958 |
| Replaces | The Spit Bridge (1924–1958) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | ~33,000 (2012) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of The Spit Bridge | |
| References | |
The Spit Bridge, a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across Middle Harbour (an arm of Sydney Harbour, is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of the central business district in Sydney, Australia. It is named after The Spit, a sand peninsula extending into Middle Harbour from its southern bank. The bridge connects Spit Road in Mosman, on the south bank to Manly Road in Seaforth, on the north bank, and is part of NSW state route A8 (Sydney).