Hawkesbury River railway bridge Bridge Railway bridge across the Hawkesbury River near Brooklyn. The original bridge opened in 1889 and was replaced in 1946. Locate To navigate, press the arrow keys. -33.534468095794, 151.2285747611 Milestone Replaced First Hawkesbury River railway bridge {"name":"Replaced by","target":"First Hawkesbury River railway bridge","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Constructed 1940 - 1946 {"name":"Constructed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1940<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1946<\/span>"},"date_start":"1940","date_end":"1946"} Name Alternate Brooklyn bridge {"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Brooklyn bridge","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Type Bridge {"name":"Bridge","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} image image