Grade-separated shared pedestrian footpath and cycleway
Crosses
Middle Harbour
Locale
The Spit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Begins
Mosman (south)
Ends
Seaforth (north)
Owner
Transport for NSW
Heritage status
Roads & Maritime Services heritage and conservation register
Preceded by
Roseville Bridge
Characteristics
Design
Girder bridge with a bascule lift span
Material
Steel and concrete
Trough construction
Composite concrete
Total length
745 feet 6 inches (227.23 m)
Width
54 feet (16 m)
No. of spans
7
No. of lanes
4
History
Designer
NSW Department of Main Roads
Constructed by
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Construction start
1952 (1952)
Construction end
1958 (1958)
Construction cost
A£1,110,000
Opened
19 November 1958 (1958-11-19)
Replaces
The Spit Bridge (1924–1958)
Statistics
Daily traffic
~33,000 (2012)
Location
References
[1][2][3]
The Spit Bridge, a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across the Middle Harbour, is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of the central business district in Sydney, Australia. The bridge carries The Spit Road (A8) from a point called The Spit, and connects the suburbs of Mosman, on the south bank and Seaforth, on the north bank.
^Cite error: The named reference Spit Bridge, The was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Average Daily Traffic Volumes" (PDF). Roads & Maritime Services (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 2012. p. 18. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
^"The Spite: Historical Overview" (PDF). Local Studies Service: Mosman Library. Mosman Council. n.d. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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