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Ryde Bridge

Bridges across the Parramatta River in Sydney, Australia

Field	Value
bridge_name	Ryde Bridge
image	Rydebridge1.JPG
image_size	270
caption	Ryde Bridge, viewed from in 2006
other_name	Uhrs Point Bridge
carries	Concord Road
crosses	Parramatta River
locale	, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
starts	(north)
ends	(south)
owner	Transport for NSW
designer	Department of Main Roads
design
material
material2
lanes	6: 3 lanes each bridge
begin
inaugurated
named_for	The Sydney suburb of
toll	1935–1948
preceded	Meadowbank Railway Bridge
followed	Mortlake Ferry
heritage	Transport for NSW heritage and conservation register
replaces
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	14
coordinates
references

| mapframe-zoom = 14 | mapframe-width = | mapframe-height = | mapframe-marker = | mapframe-marker-color = | mapframe-lat = | mapframe-long = The Ryde Bridge, also called the Uhrs Point Bridge, are two road bridges that carry Concord Road, part of the A3, across Parramatta River from in the northern suburbs of Sydney to in Sydney's inner west, in New South Wales, Australia.

The two bridges comprise a heritage-listed steel Pratt truss bridge with inoperable lift span that carries three lanes of northbound vehicular traffic plus a grade-separated pedestrian footpath, completed in 1935; and a reinforced concrete fixed-span bridge that carries three lanes of southbound vehicular traffic, completed in 1988.

History

A proposal for the construction of a bridge in lieu of a ferry over the Parramatta River, between Meadowbank and Rhodes, was first submitted to the minister for public works in 1913. Owing to funds being unavailable for the purpose, no action was taken until 1920. In July 1924, the minister for public works announced in Parliament that he was prepared to introduce a bill to give the involved councils the power to build the bridge. A site investigation followed, and its results was transferred to the Main Roads Board in July 1928.

The original Ryde Bridge was opened on 7 December 1935 by the premier of New South Wales, Bertram Stevens, accompanied by the mayor of Ryde.

A new bridge was built on the eastern or downstream side using steel trough girders, closed on top by a composite concrete running deck, and completed in 1987. The second bridge carries southbound traffic, with the original bridge carrying northbound traffic only. It was officially opened on 25 November 1988 by premier Nick Greiner and federal minister for transport Ralph Willis.

Before the original bridge was constructed, the Parramatta River was crossed in this area by a vehicular punt, just downstream of the Meadowbank Railway Bridge. The southern ramp still exists near the southern end of the railway bridge, however the northern ramp has been covered over by Meadowbank ferry wharf.

References

(9 December 1935). "Ryde Bridge Opening By Premier". [[National Library of Australia]].
RiverCat. (9 December 1935). "Parramatta River Bridges". Australian Society for History of Engineering and Technology.
(September 1929). "Main Roads Board of New South Wales Annual Report: Volume 1, number 1". OpenGov NSW.
(2004). "Ryde Bridge over Parramatta River". [[Government of New South Wales]].

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