Long Gully Bridge

Long Gully Bridge
Long Gully Bridge from Tunks Park
Coordinates33°49′00″S 151°12′44″E / 33.8168°S 151.2123°E / -33.8168; 151.2123
CarriesStrathallen Avenue
CrossesFlat Rock Creek
LocaleCammeray, Northbridge, New South Wales, Australia
Other name(s)Northbridge; Suspension Bridge; Cammeray Bridge
Characteristics
DesignVictorian Gothic arch bridge
MaterialSydney sandstone
Trough constructionConcrete
Height51 metres (167 ft)
Longest spanOriginal timber deck:
152 metres (500 ft)
Current concrete deck:
105 metres (344 ft)
No. of spans1
History
ArchitectD. Ross
Constructed byHornibrook Bros, Clark Pty Ltd
OpenedJanuary 1892 (1892-01)
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register)
TypeLocal heritage (built)
Criteriaa., c., e., e., f.
Designated30 May 2011
Reference no.I229
TypeTransport – Land
CategoryRoad bridge
Location
Map

The Long Gully Bridge, also known as Northbridge, Suspension Bridge, and Cammeray Bridge, is a concrete arch road bridge that carries Strathallen Avenue across Flat Rock Creek and Tunks Park, and connects the suburbs of Cammeray, in the North Sydney Council local government area to its south, with Northbridge in the City of Willoughby local government area to its north, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Privately-built to promote residential development in the suburb of Northbridge and beyond, the bridge opened in January 1892 as a steel suspension bridge finished in Sydney sandstone with crenellated turreted towers. The bridge was transferred to the Department of Main Roads in 1935 and, in 1939, was rebuilt as a reinforced concrete two rib arch bridge, with the sandstone towers kept.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Suspension Bridge". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Suspension Bridge, New South Wales Heritage Database (NSW HD) Number HI229". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Suspension Bridge over Tunks Park, New South Wales Heritage Database (NSW HD) Number H1995". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Willoughby Local Environmental Plan 2012". NSW legislation. Government of New South Wales. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.