Pyrmont Bridge

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Pyrmont Bridge is a historic swing bridge in Sydney, Australia, known for carrying pedestrians across Darling Harbour and being one of the world’s oldest surviving electrically operated swing bridges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage-listed bridge
pedestrian bridge
swing bridge
carries cyclists
pedestrians
closedToMotorTraffic 1981
connects Pyrmont
Sydney central business district
constructionStartDate 1899
country Australia
crosses Darling Harbour
designedBy Percy Allan
electricallyOperatedSince 1902
formerlyCarried road traffic
hasControlSystem computer-controlled swing operation
hasDesign swing bridge
hasHeritageSignificance aesthetic
engineering
historical
hasLength about 369 metres
hasMainSpanLength about 13.7 metres
hasNearbyLandmark Australian National Maritime Museum
Harbourside Shopping Centre site
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
surface form: Sydney Aquarium
hasNumberOfLanesOriginally 4
hasNumberOfSpans 14
hasTrafficType pedestrian-only since 1981
hasUsage commuter thoroughfare
tourist attraction
heritageListingDate 1999-04-02
heritageStatus State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
surface form: New South Wales State Heritage Register
locatedIn Australia
New South Wales
Sydney
location Darling Harbour
maintainedBy Transport for NSW
material steel
timber
namedAfter Pyrmont
notableFor being one of the world’s oldest surviving electrically operated swing bridges
openingDate 1902
owner Transport for NSW
partOf Darling Harbour
surface form: Darling Harbour precinct
roadDesignationFormer Western Distributor approach
swingMechanismType electric motor-driven swing span
swingSpanRotationAngle 83 degrees
swingSpanRotationTime about 45 seconds

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Darling Harbour hasAttraction Pyrmont Bridge
Pyrmont hasLandmark Pyrmont Bridge
Cockle Bay Wharf near Pyrmont Bridge
Cockle Bay near Pyrmont Bridge