Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge

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The Hawkesbury River railway bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge in New South Wales, Australia that carries the Main North railway line across the Hawkesbury River. It is located just north of the town of Brooklyn on the northern outskirts of Sydney. The railway bridge was to be the last link in a railway network that linked the state capitals Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and was a major engineering feat at the time. The original railway bridge was built in 1889 and replaced by the current bridge in 1946. The 1946 bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1 July 1946 (78 years ago)Length: 2575 ftCoordinates: 33°32'2"S, 151°13'44"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sydney/Palm Beach, Fantasea Palm Beach Ferries, Pindar Cave, Peats Ferry Bridge.

7 miSE
Area
Sydney/Palm Beach, Sydney
180 min walk • Palm Beach is a suburb in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.
6.9 miSE
33°35'52"S • 151°19'12"E
Fantasea Palm Beach Ferries, Sydney
175 min walk • Beach, Boat tours, Boat or ferry
2.8 miN
Natural attraction, Cave
Pindar Cave, Brisbane Water National Park
73 min walk • Pindar Cave is a geological formation which appears as a massive concave of overhanging sandstone rock. It is located west of Woy Woy which is north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Brisbane Water National Park.
1.8 miW
Bridge
Peats Ferry Bridge, Sydney
45 min walk • The Peats Ferry Bridge is a steel truss bridge that carries the Pacific Highway across the Hawkesbury River, between Kangaroo Point and Mooney Mooney Point, located 40 kilometres north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
0.9 miS
Town
Brooklyn, Sydney
24 min walk • Brooklyn is a town in the state of New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire with a population of 722 as of the 2016 census.
0.9 miS
33°32'48"S • 151°13'41"E
Hawkesbury River Marina, Sydney
23 min walk • Sailing, Marina
6.5 miNE
Locality
Woy Woy
167 min walk • One of the highlights of Woy Woy is its stunning waterfront, which offers breathtaking views of the Brisbane Water estuary. Take a leisurely stroll along the promenade, where you can enjoy the cool sea breeze and watch the boats sail by.
5.4 miE
Island, National park
Lion Island
137 min walk • Lion Island is a river island that is located at the mouth to the Hawkesbury River inside Broken Bay, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The island is considered part of the Central Coast Council. It is a descriptive name because it resembles a Sphinx, a mythical figure of a crouching lion.
2 miW
Island
Peat Island, Sydney
52 min walk • Peat Island is a small island of approximately eight hectares in the Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3.1 miNW
Island
Milson Island, Sydney
80 min walk • Milson Island is located in New South Wales, Australia. It was first settled over 100 years ago and has been used as a bacteriological station, quarantine station, a hospital to treat soldiers from WWI with venereal disease, mental hospital, a rehab for alcoholics, a women's jail, and now a sports and recreation centre.
0.7 miSE
Island
Dangar Island, Sydney
19 min walk • Dangar Island is a forested island, 30.8 hectares in area, in the Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.