Hawkesbury River Bridge

The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge was designed by H. Gordon Coleman in 1889. It was then opened in 1946. It is made for trains. At the southern end of the bridge is two plaques on concrete piers in remembrance of those who lost their lives during construction.

The bridge had seven spans of 416 feet (127 m) each for a total length of 2,910 feet (890 m). Five of the piers were sunk to then record depths of between 150 to 160 feet (46 to 49 m) below high water). Each of the steel was constructed on the southern bank; where a ledge was cut out of the sandstone cliff face. It is 1.7 kilometers long.

The Hawkesbury River Crossing was made by streamer until a bridge was completed across the Hawkesbury. The Hawkesbury River Rail Bridge is an eight truss Railway Bridge, supported on reinforced concrete piers , west of the remnant pier and abutments of the 1889 bridge the Bridge crosses the Hawkesbury River from Long Island to the northern shore. Approximately 1 km north of the Hawkesbury River rail station on. 7th of April 1887, the single track section of the main northern line was open between Hornsby and the Hawkesbury River. Passengers and goods heading north now unloaded at the river wharf platform on the eastern end of Long Island, transferring to the double decker,rear paddle-wheeled streamer.