Captain Cook Bridge, New South Wales
| Captain Cook Bridge, Sydney | |
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Captain Cook Bridge, Sydney, view from Sans Souci
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| Coordinates | 34°00′29″S 151°07′39″E / 34.00794444°S 151.1276083°ECoordinates: 34°00′29″S 151°07′39″E / 34.00794444°S 151.1276083°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Georges River |
| Locale | Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Owner | Roads and Maritime Services |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete girder |
| Total length | 506 metres (1,660 ft) |
| Width | 27.5 metres (90 ft) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | John Holland Group |
| Construction begin | 1962 |
| Construction end | 1965 |
| Construction cost | A$3 million |
| Opened | 29 May 1965 |
| References | |
The Captain Cook Bridge is a six-lane precast prestressed concrete girder bridge for motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles, that crosses the Georges River in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge crosses near the river mouth as it empties into Botany Bay; and links the St George and Sutherland areas of Sydney.
The Captain Cook Bridge consists of seven spans totalling 475 metres (1,558 ft) in length, with a 506-metre (1,660 ft) long deck that is 27.5 metres (90 ft) wide with initially eight traffic lanes and two footways. The roadway now carries three lanes of traffic in either direction, plus shared bicycle and pedestrian paths, segregated from the roadway on both the eastern and western sides of the bridge. Its foundations go up to 67 metres (220 ft) below water level to its sandstone base. The bridge was opened on 29 May 1965 and links Rocky Point Road at Sans Souci in the St George area to Taren Point Road at Taren Point in the Sutherland Shire. Loop walkways run under the bridge at both sides and provide access along the foreshore.
The bridge is the easternmost of the three major crossings over the Georges River. The other two are Tom Uglys Bridge, which opened in 1929 and Alfords Point Bridge, which opened in 1973.
The Captain Cook Bridge is the only section of the planned F6 Freeway that has been built inside the Sydney metropolitan area; with the other sections being between Waterfall and Bulli Tops and further south between Gwynneville to Yallah. The speed limit across the bridge and the associated road sections is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).
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