Zero-car Bridge in Sydney opens
A no-car bridge has opened in Sydney, connecting the communities of Rhodes and Wentworth Point on opposite sides of the Parramatta River. The $63 million bridge, named Bennelong Bridge, designed and constructed by VSL/Brady with urban design by Scott Carver Architects, is privately funded by four Wentworth Point landowners.
6 June 2016
| Lacey Glave
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A no-car bridge has opened in Sydney, connecting the communities of Rhodes and Wentworth Point on opposite sides of the Parramatta River.
The $63 million bridge, named Bennelong Bridge, designed and constructed by VSL/Brady with urban design by Scott Carver Architects, is privately funded by four Wentworth Point landowners.
The $63 million bridge, named Bennelong Bridge, designed and constructed by VSL/Brady with urban design by Scott Carver Architects, is privately funded by four Wentworth Point landowners.
The consortium has a combined total of 35 hectares of industrial land, which is to be rezoned as residential, providing an incentive to develop a bridge connecting the two communities.
The bridge is 13 metres wide and sits on five piers cross Homebush Bay, with the main bridge deck made up of 99 individual pre-cast concrete segments each weighing up to 72 tonnes, and is for pedestrian, cyclist and public transport use only.
No privately owned vehicles such as cars, motorbikes or taxis are permitted to use it.
The bridge is 13 metres wide and sits on five piers cross Homebush Bay, with the main bridge deck made up of 99 individual pre-cast concrete segments each weighing up to 72 tonnes, and is for pedestrian, cyclist and public transport use only.
No privately owned vehicles such as cars, motorbikes or taxis are permitted to use it.
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