Woronora River Bridge

Woronora River Bridge
Woronora River Bridge, view towards Sutherland
Coordinates34°01′10″S 151°02′57″E / 34.0194°S 151.0491°E / -34.0194; 151.0491
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesWoronora River
LocaleWoronora, New South Wales, Australia
BeginsWoronora
EndsSutherland
Other name(s)Woronora Bridge
Maintained byTransport for NSW
Preceded byLow-level Woronora Bridge
Followed byComo railway bridge
Characteristics
DesignIncremental launched box girder with suspended deck
MaterialPrestressed concrete
Pier constructionReinforced concrete
Total length521 metres (1,709 ft)
Width19.6 to 26.605 metres (64 to 87 ft)
Height36 metres (118 ft)
Longest span58.7 metres (193 ft)
No. of spans10
Piers in water4
No. of lanes4
History
Constructed byBarclay Mowlem[1]
Construction endFebruary 2001
Construction cost$44.8 million
ReplacesTwo-lane low-level Woronora Bridge (1981; concurrent use)
Location
Map
References
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The Woronora River Bridge, also known as Woronora Bridge, is a four-lane road bridge that carries River Road across the Woronora River at Woronora, in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge, at the time of its completion in 2001, was the largest incrementally launched bridge in the Southern Hemisphere with horizontal and vertical curves.

  1. ^ Australian Construction Achievement Award Australian Constructors Association
  2. ^ "Woronora River Bridge". 10 April 2010.
  3. ^ Woronora Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 18 April 2020.