earlier Glebe Island Bridge

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The earlier Glebe Island Bridge was a historic swing bridge in Sydney that once carried traffic across Johnstons Bay before being superseded by the modern ANZAC Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage-listed bridge
movable bridge
road bridge
swing bridge
carries road traffic
connects Glebe Island
Pyrmont
Rozelle
country Australia
crosses Johnstons Bay
Rozelle Bay
designedAs swing-span bridge
designedToAllow passage of shipping into Johnstons Bay
hasAlternativeName Glebe Island swing bridge
linked to: Glebe Island Bridge
hasComponent approach spans
central swing span
pivot pier
hasCulturalValue represents industrial and maritime heritage of Sydney
hasDesign steel truss
hasFunction maritime navigation clearance via swing span
vehicular traffic crossing
hasHistoricalSignificance example of early 20th-century movable bridge engineering in Australia
played key role in road access to Sydney from the west before ANZAC Bridge
hasMaterial concrete
steel
heritageStatus heritage-listed by New South Wales authorities
isLocatedNear Blackwattle Bay
Pyrmont Bridge Road
Victoria Road
isOnWaterway Port Jackson
linked to: Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour
isPartOf road network of Sydney
western approaches to Sydney central business district
isPredecessorOf ANZAC Bridge
isSubjectOf heritage conservation discussions in New South Wales
locatedIn Australia
New South Wales
Sydney
namedAfter Glebe Island
region Inner West Sydney
replacedBy ANZAC Bridge
status closed to regular road traffic
superseded
transportMode road
usedFor access to port and industrial areas around Glebe Island

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ANZAC Bridge replaced earlier Glebe Island Bridge