Sydney @ Hillas (2 of 2)
HILLAS CREEK BRIDGE.
Can you believe it that oncoming semi-trailers used to pass each other on this bridge, particularly with northbound side coming off a sweeping bend! This was on the main highway (Hume) in Australia, between Melbourne and Sydney.
Near Tarcutta.
- "Only one of two reinforced concrete bowstring arches built on NSW roads (the other is near Maclean), this bridge was cast-in-place using elaborate formwork before the advent of precast units. The deck is supported from the arch ribs by steel hangers encased in concrete. Opened on 23 December 1938 as part of the Tumblong -Tarcutta deviation, it carried Hume Highway traffic until 1986 ... and has become widely known as "The Little Sydney Harbour Bridge".
Hillas Creek, New South Wales, Australia.
Sydney @ Hillas (2 of 2)
HILLAS CREEK BRIDGE.
Can you believe it that oncoming semi-trailers used to pass each other on this bridge, particularly with northbound side coming off a sweeping bend! This was on the main highway (Hume) in Australia, between Melbourne and Sydney.
Near Tarcutta.
- "Only one of two reinforced concrete bowstring arches built on NSW roads (the other is near Maclean), this bridge was cast-in-place using elaborate formwork before the advent of precast units. The deck is supported from the arch ribs by steel hangers encased in concrete. Opened on 23 December 1938 as part of the Tumblong -Tarcutta deviation, it carried Hume Highway traffic until 1986 ... and has become widely known as "The Little Sydney Harbour Bridge".
Hillas Creek, New South Wales, Australia.