Glebe and Wentworth Park railway viaducts

Glebe and Wentworth Park railway viaducts
Wentworth Park railway viaduct
Coordinates33°52′32″S 151°10′40″E / 33.8755°S 151.1779°E / -33.8755; 151.1779
Carries
Crosses
LocaleGlebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BeginsGlebe (east)
EndsAnnandale (west)
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
Characteristics
DesignArch viaduct
MaterialBrick
Total length
  • 446.5 metres (1,465 ft):
    Jubilee Park viaduct
  • 274 metres (899 ft):
    Wentworth Park viaduct
Longest span
  • 10 metres (33 ft):
    Jubilee Park viaduct
  • 11 metres (36 ft):
    Wentworth Park viaduct
No. of spans
  • 28: Jubilee Park viaduct
  • 21: Wentworth Park viaduct
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrified1996
History
Contracted lead designerNew South Wales Government Railways
Construction start1892
Construction end1922
Official nameGlebe and Wentworth Park railway, Viaducts; Wentworth Park Viaduct; Jubilee Park Viaduct; Glebe Viaducts
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1034
TypeRailway Bridge/Viaduct
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersDay labour
Location
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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.

  1. ^ "Glebe and Wentworth Park railway viaducts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01034. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.