Glebe and Wentworth Park railway viaducts | |
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Coordinates | 33°52′32″S 151°10′40″E / 33.8755°S 151.1779°E |
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Locale | Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Begins | Glebe (east) |
Ends | Annandale (west) |
Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch viaduct |
Material | Brick |
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Rail characteristics | |
No. of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Electrified | 1996 |
History | |
Contracted lead designer | New South Wales Government Railways |
Construction start | 1892 |
Construction end | 1922 |
Official name | Glebe and Wentworth Park railway, Viaducts; Wentworth Park Viaduct; Jubilee Park Viaduct; Glebe Viaducts |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 1034 |
Type | Railway Bridge/Viaduct |
Category | Transport – Rail |
Builders | Day labour |
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The Glebe and Wentworth Park railway viaducts are a series of two heritage-listed railway bridges and arch viaducts that carry the Inner West Light Rail across Wentworth Park, Jubilee Park, and Johnstons Creek in the inner western Sydney suburb of Glebe in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. They were designed by the New South Wales Government Railways and built from 1892 to 1922 by day labour. They are also known as Wentworth Park Viaduct, Jubilee Park Viaduct and Glebe Viaducts. The viaducts were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
Established to initially carry the Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods Line, the viaducts were converted for use by the Inner West Light Rail in 1996, at the time of their electrification.