earlier Glebe Island Bridge
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The earlier Glebe Island Bridge was a historic swing bridge in Sydney that once carried traffic across Johnstons Bay before being superseded by the modern ANZAC Bridge.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed bridge
ⓘ
movable bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ |
| carries | road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Glebe Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyrmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Rozelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crosses |
Johnstons Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rozelle Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | swing-span bridge ⓘ |
| designedToAllow | passage of shipping into Johnstons Bay ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Glebe Island swing bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
approach spans
ⓘ
central swing span ⓘ pivot pier ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue | represents industrial and maritime heritage of Sydney ⓘ |
| hasDesign | steel truss ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
maritime navigation clearance via swing span
ⓘ
vehicular traffic crossing ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of early 20th-century movable bridge engineering in Australia
ⓘ
played key role in road access to Sydney from the west before ANZAC Bridge ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | heritage-listed by New South Wales authorities ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear |
Blackwattle Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyrmont Bridge Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway |
Port Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
road network of Sydney
ⓘ
western approaches to Sydney central business district ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf | ANZAC Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | heritage conservation discussions in New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Glebe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Inner West Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | ANZAC Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
closed to regular road traffic
ⓘ
superseded ⓘ |
| transportMode | road ⓘ |
| usedFor | access to port and industrial areas around Glebe Island ⓘ |
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