Tarban Creek Bridge
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Tarban Creek Bridge, pictured in 2007 from Huntleys Point, west of the bridge.
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Carries | Burns Bay Road; (Road traffic, pedestrians, bicycles) |
Crosses | Tarban Creek |
Locale | Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Owner | Roads & Maritime Services |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Material | Prestressed concrete |
Height | 20.3 metres (67 ft) |
Longest span | 90 metres (300 ft) |
History | |
Opened | December 1965 |
References | |
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The Tarban Creek Bridge, a prestressed concrete arch bridge that spans the Tarban Creek, is located west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is situated between the Gladesville Bridge and the Fig Tree Bridge, being immediately to the north of Gladesville Bridge. The bridge carries the Burns Bay Road and a footpath and connects the suburbs of Hunters Hill and Huntleys Point.[2]
Description
Opened in December 1965, the Tarban Creek Bridge formed a "missing link" between the existing Gladesville and Fig Tree Bridges. Traffic between the old Fig Tree and Gladesville Bridges previously had to negotiate the streets of Hunters Hill to cross the creek further upstream. The three new bridges were built to carry a North Western Expressway, which never came to fruition.[3]
From 2006, the Tarban Creek Bridge formed part of the Seven Bridges Walk, a free community event that promotes walking as a way of staying fit and active, and consisted of a circuit that crossed seven of Sydney's bridges, including the Sydney Harbour, Pyrmont, Anzac, Iron Cove, Gladesville, and Fig Tree bridges.[4]
The rowing boathouses of the rowing club of Sydney Girls High School, the University of New South Wales, and St Joseph's College are located on the shore of the Tarban Creek.
See also
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