Bennelong Bridge
| Bennelong Bridge | |
|---|---|
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| Crosses | Homebush Bay |
| Locale | Rhodes Wentworth Point |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 330 metres |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 1 September 2014 |
| Opened | 22 May 2016 |
The Bennelong Bridge is a bridge across Homebush Bay between the Sydney suburbs of Rhodes and Wentworth Point. It opened on 22 May 2016.
History
Construction of the Bennelong Bridge was granted approval by the Government of New South Wales in March 2013 with construction commencing in September 2014.
Linking Rhodes and Wentworth Point, the bridge was the vision of Billbergia's John Kinsella and Wentworth Point Marinas urban designers and architects, Scott Carver; designed to transform these two precincts into a vibrant community. As a designated a T-Way,[1][2][3][4] the bridge is the first to exclude private vehicles of its use, exclusively carrying State Transit Authority bus routes 526, 533, cyclists, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles.
Bennelong Bridge is the first bridge to be funded entirely by property developers in return for additional development density at Wentworth Point under a Voluntary Planning Agreement between the developers and the Roads & Maritime Services.[1] Initially known as the Homebush Bay Bridge, it was named Bennelong Bridge after the historic indiginous river resident Bennelong.
It was inaugurated on 22 May 2016 and opened to traffic on 23 May 2016.[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Homebush Bay Bridge City of Canada Bay
- ↑ Project details and statistics Homebush Bay Bridge
- ↑ Rhodes new ferry wharf and interchange Roads & Maritme Services
- ↑ Work on Rhodes-Wentworth Point bridge begins Domain Group 1 September 2014
- ↑ Bridge set for May 2016 opening Homebush Bay Bridge
- ↑ Construction News Homebush Bay Bridge
