Silverwater Bridge

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Silverwater Bridge
Silverwater Bridge 1.JPG
Silverwater Bridge as it crosses the Parramtta River in 2007
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Carries Silverwater Road (A6);
road, bicycles, pedestrians
Crosses Parramatta River
Locale Silverwater
Maintained by NSW Roads & Maritime Services
Characteristics
Material Concrete
History
Engineering design by Box girder
Opened 10 November 1962 (1962-11-10)
Statistics
Daily traffic 29,000 (2012)
References
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The Silverwater Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge[2] that spans the Parramatta River west of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge carries Silverwater Road (A6) over the river to link Silverwater in the south to Rydalmere and Ermington in the north.

The Silverwater Bridge opened on 10 November 1962,[4] and was the first concrete box girder bridge built in New South Wales.[2][3]

The origin of the suburb's name, and subsequently the bridge's name, is unknown. It may have been a reference to the nearby Parramatta River, which could have provided silver reflections of light off the water.[5]

Other crossings over the Parramatta River include the Gladesville Bridge and Ryde Bridge.

Gallery

  • Silverwater Bridge, looking downriver, in 2007.

  • SilverwaterBridge.JPG

    Silverwater Bridge, looking upriver, in 2006.

See also

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References

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