Brooklyn Bridge, New South Wales
The Brooklyn Bridge is a local nickname for the Hawkesbury River Road Bridge, a concrete girder bridge that carries the Pacific Motorway (M1) across the Hawkesbury River between Kangaroo Point and Mooney Mooney Point, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The bridge comprises a dual carriageway with three lanes in each direction of motorway grade-separated conditions.
Hawkesbury River Road Bridge | |
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The Hawkesbury River Road Bridge, pictured to the left carries the Pacific Motorway. The Peats Ferry Bridge on the right carries the Pacific Highway, as they both cross the Hawkesbury River | |
| Coordinates | 33°32′19″S 151°11′57″E |
| Carries | Pacific Motorway
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| Crosses | Hawkesbury River |
| Locale | Brooklyn, Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | Kangaroo Point (south) |
| Ends | Mooney Mooney Point (north) |
| Named for | Brooklyn |
| Owner | Transport for NSW |
| Followed by | Peats Ferry Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 600 metres (1,969 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 3 northbound and 3 southbound |
| History | |
| Designer | Department of Main Roads |
| Fabrication by | John Holland Hornibrook |
| Opened |
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| Replaces | Peats Ferry Bridge: (Old Pacific Highway – concurrent use) |
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| References | |
The adjacent Peats Ferry Bridge carries the Pacific Highway (B83) across the Hawkesbury River in a single carriageway with one lane in each direction in state highway conditions. The Peats Ferry Bridge permits the carriage of pedestrian and bicycles; not permitted on the Hawkesbury River Road Bridge. Both bridges are maintained by Transport for NSW.