Fig Tree Bridge
| Fig Tree Bridge | |
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South-west view of Fig Tree Bridge in Sydney, from the southern abutment of the old bridge in Hunters Hill in 2006.
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| Coordinates | 33°49′47″S 151°08′46″E / 33.829856°S 151.146126°ECoordinates: 33°49′47″S 151°08′46″E / 33.829856°S 151.146126°E |
| Carries | Burns Bay Road; (Road traffic, pedestrians, bicycles) |
| Crosses | Lane Cove River |
| Locale | Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Owner | Roads & Maritime Services |
| Preceded by | Iron truss swing bridge (1885-1963) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| History | |
| Construction end | September 1963 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 19,000 (2012) |
| References | |
The Fig Tree Bridge, a concrete girder bridge that spans the Lane Cove River, is located west of the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately to the north of Tarban Creek Bridge and the Gladesville Bridge. The bridge carries the Burns Bay Road and a footpath and connects the suburbs of Hunters Hill and Linley Point.
The bridge replaces an iron truss swing bridge originally built on this site in 1885 in a period that also saw the construction of the original Gladesville and Iron Cove bridges. The earlier Fig Tree Bridge was located about 50 metres (160 ft) to the west of the new bridge. The southern abutment still exists, upon which there is a viewing platform accessible from the end of Joubert Street, Hunters Hill. The wheel that once operated the opening span stands in memorial.
The current Fig Tree Bridge, which opened in September 1963, was built in conjunction with the Tarban Creek and Gladesville bridges as part of the planned North Western Expressway linking the city with the then 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. The bridge's concrete piers were designed so that if the expressway became a reality, two extra lanes either side of the bridge could be clipped on, increasing the bridge's capacity.
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