Alfords Point Bridge
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Alfords Point Bridge in 2007, prior to completion of the duplication
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| Coordinates | 33°58′39″S 151°01′50″E / 33.9774°S 151.0305°ECoordinates: 33°58′39″S 151°01′50″E / 33.9774°S 151.0305°E |
| Carries | A6; (vehicular traffic with grade-separated pedestrian footpath) |
| Crosses | Georges River |
| Locale | Sutherland Shire/Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Maintained by | Roads and Maritime Services |
| Preceded by | M5 Motorway bridge |
| Followed by | Tom Uglys Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Duplicated box girder |
| Material | Concrete |
| Trough construction | Steel |
| Total length | 445 metres (1,460 ft) |
| Width | 15.3 metres (50 ft) per carriageway |
| No. of spans | 10 |
| Piers in water | 6 |
| No. of lanes | 2 northbound; 2 southbound |
| History | |
| Opened | 7 September 1973; 22 August 2008 (duplication) |
| Replaces | Vehicular punt between Lugarno and Illawong |
The Alfords Point Bridge is a duplicated 445-metre-long (1,460 ft) concrete and steel box girder road bridge that carries the A6 across the lower Georges River between Padstow Heights in the City of Bankstown to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The first bridge opened on 7 September 1973 and carried traffic in both north and southbound directions. When the original bridge was built, piles and abutments were built a few metres downstream, allowing for future duplication. A second bridge was opened for southbound traffic on 22 August 2008 leaving the older bridge for northbound use only.
The two other road crossings over the Georges River downstream of the Alfords Point Bridge are the Captain Cook Bridge, which opened in 1965 and Tom Uglys Bridge, which opened in 1929. Tom Uglys Bridge connects Blakehurst to Sylvania. Captain Cook Bridge connects Sans Souci to Taren Point.
The bridge replaced a vehicular punt that previously operated between Lugarno and Illawong. The 2008 bridge replaced a tidal flow system that was in operation on the singular crossing, providing for greater traffic capacity in the off-peak direction.
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