Opened November 1962 | Locale Silverwater Daily traffic 29,000 (2012) | |
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Carries Silverwater Road (A6);road, bicycles, pedestrians Maintained by NSW Roads & Maritime Services Similar Ryde Bridge, Macquarie Culvert, Lennox Bridge - Parramatta, John Whitton Bridge, Fig Tree Bridge | ||
Thunderstorm lightning taken from silverwater bridge above parramatta river sydney 15 04 2013
The Silverwater Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge that spans the Parramatta River west of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge carries Silverwater Road (A6) over the river to link Silverwater in the south to Rydalmere and Ermington in the north.
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The Silverwater Bridge opened on 10 November 1962, and was the first concrete box girder bridge built in New South Wales.
The origin of the suburb's name, and subsequently the bridge's name, is unknown. It may have been a reference to the nearby Parramatta River, which could have provided silver reflections of light off the water.
Other crossings over the Parramatta River include the Gladesville Bridge and Ryde Bridge.
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