Woronora River Bridge
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The Woronora River Bridge (also known as Woronora Bridge) is a road
bridge
over the Woronora River
at Woronora
, Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
. When completed the bridge was the largest incrementally launched bridge in the Southern Hemisphere with horizontal and vertical curves.
The Woronora Bridge, was built to eliminate the steep descents and ascents for traffic between southern Sydney
suburb of Sutherland
and the western Sydney
suburb of Menai
. This new high level bridge was completed in 2001 as an alternative to the old low level Woronora Bridge. There is a public walkway on the bridge located just underneath the road for bicycle and pedestrians. The path can be accessed from Menai Road on the Bangor side and Prince Edward Park Road or River Road on the Sutherland side.
The innovative design and leading-edge construction methods used during the bridge construction were recognised with the Australian Construction Achievement Award
in 2002.
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
over the Woronora River
Woronora River
The Woronora River flows north from near Helensburgh into the Georges River between Como and Illawong.- Crossings :The river is crossed by high level and low level road bridges and a footbridge in Woronora, New South Wales...
at Woronora
Woronora, New South Wales
Woronora is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woronora is located 27 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Woronora Heights is a separate suburb, to the south-west.-Placename...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. When completed the bridge was the largest incrementally launched bridge in the Southern Hemisphere with horizontal and vertical curves.
The Woronora Bridge, was built to eliminate the steep descents and ascents for traffic between southern Sydney
Southern Sydney
This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
suburb of Sutherland
Sutherland, New South Wales
Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
and the western Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Menai
Menai, New South Wales
Menai is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Menai is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.-History:...
. This new high level bridge was completed in 2001 as an alternative to the old low level Woronora Bridge. There is a public walkway on the bridge located just underneath the road for bicycle and pedestrians. The path can be accessed from Menai Road on the Bangor side and Prince Edward Park Road or River Road on the Sutherland side.
The innovative design and leading-edge construction methods used during the bridge construction were recognised with the Australian Construction Achievement Award
Australian Construction Achievement Award
The Australian Construction Achievement Award is the Australian construction industry’s most prestigious award presented annually since 1997....
in 2002.