Gladesville Bridge
Gladesville Bridge is an arch bridge in Gladesville that spans the Parramatta River, west of central Sydney, Australia. It is a few kilometres upstream of the more famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the time of its completion in 1964, Gladesville Bridge was the longest single span concrete arch ever constructed. Gladesville Bridge is the largest of a complex of three bridges, including Fig Tree Bridge and Tarban Creek Bridge, designed to carry traffic as part of the North West Freeway. The bridge was the first phase of this freeway project that was to connect traffic from the Newcastle via Wahroonga/Lane Cove, then through Glebe/Annandale to connect into the city. Due to community action the freeway project was abandoned by the Wran government in 1977, leaving the Gladeville bridge connecting the existing arterial roads.^Nearest places of interest:
| North Sydney Oval Hornby Lighthouse Macquarie Centre Eastwood | Leichhardt Oval Annandale Sydney Olympic Park Oki Jubilee Stadium |
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Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Adelaide |
Australia Canberra University o.. Newcastle |
