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Silverwater Bridge
Silverwater Bridge in 2007
Coordinates33°49′27″S 151°03′05″E / 33.8241°S 151.0513083°E / -33.8241; 151.0513083
CarriesSilverwater Road
CrossesParramatta River
LocaleSilverwater, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OwnerTransport for NSW
Preceded byParramatta Light Rail bridge
Followed byJohn Whitton Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBox girder
MaterialConcrete and metal
Total length189 metres
History
Constructed byJohn Holland
Opened10 November 1962 (1962-11-10)
Statistics
Daily traffic29,000 (2012)
Location
Map
Interactive map of Silverwater Bridge
References
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The Silverwater Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge[2] that spans the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge carries Silverwater Road over the river to link Silverwater in the south to Rydalmere and Ermington in the north.

Description

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Built by John Holland, the Silverwater Bridge was opened on 10 November 1962 by Premier of New South Wales Bob Heffron and was the first concrete box girder bridge built in New South Wales.[2][3][4][5]

It was the first of the two major bridges needed to construct the Hornsby-Heathcote county road (the other being the Alfords Point Bridge), and was the second project undertaken in the construction of this county road (the first being Olympic Drive, Lidcombe, between Boorea and Church Streets, in 1959).

In conjunction with the construction of the bridge, Silverwater Road between Parramatta Road and the bridge was widened to six lanes, and was extended across the new bridge to connect to Victoria Road at Ermington.[4]

The origin of the suburb's name, and subsequently the bridge's name, is unknown. It may have been a reference to the nearby Parramatta River, which could have provided silver reflections of light off the water.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Average Daily Traffic Volumes" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services (PDF). 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Kass, Terry (February 2006). "RTA Thematic History: A component of the RTA Heritage and Conservation Register" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services (PDF) (2nd ed.). p. 53. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b RiverCat (9 December 1935). "Parramatta River Bridges" (PDF). Australian Society for History of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b New Crossing of the Parramatta River Main Roads December 1962 pages 50-55
  5. ^ A Constant Challenge: A History of the John Holland Group 1949 - 1986. John Holland. 1994. p. 192. ISBN 0 646 21060 2.
  6. ^ Pollen, Frances, ed. (1990). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
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