Dictionary of Sydney

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Pyrmont Bridge 1857

Wooden pile bridge with an iron centre swing span which crossed Cockle Bay. It was demolished for the new bridge in 1899.

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Milestone
Constructed
1855 - 1857
Position
Type

Pyrmont bridge

CC BY-SA 2.0
,
2010

The Pyrmont bridge was one of the most technologically advanced swing bridges in the world when it opened in 1902.