First Hawkesbury River railway bridge Bridge Single line railway bridge assembled on Dangar Island and constructed across the river between 1886 and 1889. Structural cracks and deterioration in the 1930s resulted in its replacement in the 1940s 60 metres west of the first bridge. Milestone Replaced by Hawkesbury River railway bridge {"name":"Replaced by","target":"Hawkesbury River railway bridge","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Opened 1889 {"name":"Opened","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1889<\/span>"},"date_start":"1889","date_end":"1889"} Position Builder Union Bridge Company 1886 - 1889 {"name":"Builder","target":"Union Bridge Company","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1886<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1889<\/span>"},"date_start":"1886","date_end":"1889"} Type Bridge {"name":"Bridge","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} image image
