User:JRG/Bridges of Sydney

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Sydney Harbour is the main waterway running through Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Together with its tributaries, the Parramatta River and the Lane Cove River, it is crossed by several major bridges, one tunnel and one car ferry from the Sydney Harbour Bridge downsteam at the most easterly point to the beginnings of the two rivers at its most westerly:

[edit] Sydney Harbour & Parramatta River Crossings

#	Name	Usage	Description
1	Sydney Harbour Tunnel	vehicles	Opened August 1992. Reinforced concrete immersed tube (IMT) tunnel. 2.3 km long, including 960 immersed tube section.
2	Sydney Harbour Bridge	vehicles, rail, pedestrians & cyclists (trams until 1958)	Opened March 1932. Single arch steel design. 503 metres (1,650 ft) main span.
3	Gladesville Bridge	vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians	Opened October 1964. Single span concrete arch design. 300 metres (984 ft) span.
4	Mortlake Punt	vehicles & pedestrians	Established May 1928. Rope/Cable-guided ferry.
5	Ryde Bridge (southbound)	vehicles & pedestrians	Opened November 1988. Reinforced concrete design.
6	Ryde Bridge (northbound)	vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians	Opened December 1935. Steel truss with lift design.
7	Meadowbank Railway Bridge	pedestrians & cyclists (rail until 1980)	Opened 1886. Iron lattice design. 291 m span.
8	John Whitton Bridge	rail	Opened 1980. Welded steel box girder design. 291 m span.
9	Silverwater Road Bridge	vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians	Opened November 1962. Prestressed concrete box girder design.
10	Unnamed pedestrian bridge	pedestrians & cyclists	Steel truss design.
11	Camellia Railway Bridge	rail	Welded steel truss design. Opened 1995. Replaced original bridge of same name.
12	James Ruse Drive Bridge	vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians	Opened 1966. Prestressed concrete design.
13	Macarthur Bridge ("Gasworks Bridge")	vehicles & pedestrians	Opened 1885. Iron lattice design. 110m span.
14	Parramatta Weir	pedestrians	Originally built 1817. Concrete weir with concrete footbridge.
15	Elizabeth St Footbridge	pedestrians & cyclists	Reinforced concrete design. Opened 2002.
16	Barry Wilde Bridge	vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians	? design. Opened ?
17	Lennox Bridge	vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians	Stone arch design. Opened 1839.
3	Pyrmont Bridge	pedestrians & monorail (vehicles until 1981)	Opened June 1902. Steel and timber swing design. 369m span. Crosses Cockle Bay.
3	Glebe Island Bridge	vehicles & pedestrians until 1996)	Opened 1901. Steel and timber swing design. 369m span. Crosses Johnstons Bay.
4	Anzac Bridge	pedestrians & cyclists	Opened October 2001. 450 metres (1,476 ft) long with 102 meter (335 ft) main span.
5	Victoria	vehicles & pedestrians	Opened 1969. Replaced its namesake.
6	William Jolly	vehicles & pedestrians	Opened March 1932. Concrete arch design. 498 metres (1,634 ft) long with a 73 metre (240 ft) main span. Also known as the Grey Street Bridge.
7	Merivale	rail	Opened November 1978. Tied steel arch design. Main span 132 metre (433 ft).
8	Eleanor Schonell	busses, cyclists & pedestrians	Opened December 2006. Cable-stayed design. 390 metres (1,280 ft) long. Formerly known as the Green Bridge.
9	Jack Pesch	pedestrians	Opened October 1998. Steel cable-stay design.
10	Albert	rail	Opened 1895. Steel truss design. Replaced its namesake.
11	Unnamed railway bridge	rail
12	Walter Taylor	vehicles & pedestrians	Opened February 1936. Suspension design. The bridge's towers are occupied.
13	Centenary	vehicles & pedestrians	Concrete girder