Lennox Bridge, Parramatta
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The Lennox Bridge in Parramatta, from the west.
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| Coordinates | 33°48′39″S 151°00′16″E / 33.810719°S 151.004548°ECoordinates: 33°48′39″S 151°00′16″E / 33.810719°S 151.004548°E |
| Carries | Church Street, Parramatta; (Road traffic, pedestrians) |
| Crosses | Parramatta River |
| Locale | Parramatta, Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Named for | David Lennox |
| Owner | Parramatta City Council |
| Heritage status | Heritage Council of NSW: Roads & Maritime Services – heritage and conservation register |
| Preceded by | Gaol Bridge (1804-1836) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Single arch bridge |
| Material | Hawkesbury sandstone |
| Total length | 90 feet (27 m) |
| Width | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Longest span | 76 feet (23 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | David Lennox |
| Construction start | 22 October 1836 |
| Construction end | 1839 |
| Construction cost | £1,797 |
| References | |
The Lennox Bridge, a sandstone single arch bridge across the Parramatta River, is located in Parramatta in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by and built under the supervision of David Lennox, the first Colonial Superintendent of Bridges using convict labour between 1836 to 1839. The Lennox Bridge is the third oldest surviving masonry bridge in New South Wales. The bridge carries Church Street, the main north-south street of Parramatta's central business district.
Historically it is a conspicuous element of grace and repose in a picturesque Arcadian landscape.....[it] is a fine example of convict built Colonial Architecture in Australia.
The Lennox Bridge is on the site of the earliest documented crossing of the Parramatta River in the Parramatta area, dating from early colonial settlement. The current bridge is the third on, or adjacent to the site. The first was a simple timber footbridge which was destroyed by floods in 1795. The second bridge, called the Gaol Bridge; built on stone piers with timber railings and was completed between 1802 and 1804.
The current Lennox Bridge is a single span stone elliptical arch bridge over Parramatta River on the line of Church Street. The Lennox Bridge is constructed of sandstone sourced from the Parramatta Female Factory quarry. Completed in 1839, the bridge cost £1,797 to complete.
This was David Lennox's third and final bridge, his first two being the Lennox Bridge at Glenbrook, completed in 1833 making it the second-oldest bridge on the Australian mainland, (the oldest being the bridge at the base of Devines Hill at Wisemans Ferry on the Great North Road, which was completed in 1829-30) and the Lansdowne Bridge, Lansvale, completed in 1836.
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