Fig Tree Bridge

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Coordinates: 33°49′47″S 151°08′46″E / 33.829856°S 151.146126°E / -33.829856; 151.146126
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Fig Tree Bridge
Clearance above
9.1 metres (30 ft)
at mean high water
History
Construction endSeptember 1963 (1963-09)
ReplacesFig Tree Bridge
(Iron truss swing bridge (1885-1963))
Statistics
Daily traffic19,000 (2012)
Location
Map
References
[1][2][3]

The Fig Tree Bridge is a

grade-separated footpath and cycleway
.

History

The bridge replaced the original Fig Tree Bridge, an

Iron Cove Bridge (1882). The earlier Fig Tree Bridge was located about 50 metres (160 ft) to the west of the new bridge. Its southern abutment
, which still exists, has a viewing platform accessible from the end of Joubert Street, Hunters Hill. The wheel that once operated the opening span stands in memorial.

The bridge took an hour to open its iron structure. Four workers were required to get the gearwheel opening system going.[4]

Description

The current Fig Tree Bridge, which opened in September 1963, was built in conjunction with the

Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. The expressway was cancelled but the freeway grade road from the eastern end of the Gladesville Bridge, over Tarban Creek and ending at the northern end of Fig Tree Bridge has been maintained.[5] The piers and deck were designed to allow an additional two lanes to be provided, and this can be seen in the eccentric camber of the deck, with the apex of the camber off-centre to the centreline of the deck.[6]

Although the North Western Expressway has not eventuated, along with the Tarban Creek and Gladesville Bridges, Fig Tree Bridge serves a vital role as part of the next crossing upriver from the Sydney Harbour Bridge of Sydney Harbour, and is therefore an alternative route northwest between the central business district and the lower north shore via Burns Bay Road. The bridge does not carry a toll.

The Fig Tree Bridge is part of the Seven Bridges Walk, a fundraising event run by the Cancer Council of NSW. The event consists of a walking circuit that crossed seven of Sydney's bridges, including the Sydney Harbour, Pyrmont, Anzac, Iron Cove, Gladesville, and Tarban Creek bridges.[7]

Gallery

  • The first Fig Tree Bridge
    The first Fig Tree Bridge
  • The bridge viewed from Boronia Park
    The bridge viewed from Boronia Park

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1963 - Fig Tree Bridge". Sydney's Road Bridges. Stephen Yarrow. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. NSW Roads & Maritime Services
    (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ Transport for NSW (July 2014). "Boating Safety Plan - Sydney Harbour and its tributaries" (PDF). p. 43.
  4. Daily Telegraph
    . Sydney. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Gladesville Bridge & the Drummoyne to Lane Cove section of the North Western Freeway". OZROADS: The Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 12 January 2015.[self-published source]
  6. ^ "Gladesville Bridge & the Drummoyne to Lane Cove section of the North Western Freeway" (Pictures). OZROADS: The Australian Roads Website. Retrieved 12 January 2015.[self-published source]
  7. ^ "Course Map". Cancer Council NSW 7 Bridges Walk. Pedestrian Council of Australia. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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