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 -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