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Fig Tree Bridge
Bridge in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fig Tree Bridge is a road bridge that carries Burns Bay Road across the Lane Cove River, and connects the suburbs of Hunters Hill in the south and Linley Point in the north, located approximately seven kilometres (four miles) northwest of the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The concrete girder bridge carries motor vehicles, and a grade-separated footpath and cycleway.
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![]() South-west view of Fig Tree Bridge in Sydney, from the southern abutment of the old bridge in Hunters Hill in 2006. | |
Coordinates | 33°49′47″S 151°08′46″E |
Carries | Burns Bay Road |
Crosses | Lane Cove River |
Locale | Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Owner | Transport for NSW |
Preceded by | Epping Road / M2 Hills Motorway bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder bridge |
Material | Concrete |
Clearance above | 9.1 metres (30 ft) at mean high water |
History | |
Construction end | September 1963 (1963-09) |
Replaces | Fig Tree Bridge (Iron truss swing bridge (1885-1963)) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 19,000 (2012) |
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