John Whitton Bridge
The John Whitton Bridge is a railway bridge that crosses the Parramatta River between the suburbs of Meadowbank and Rhodes. The 1980 welded steel box girder bridge on concrete piers, also known as the Parramatta River Underbridge sits on the western side of the 1886 truss bridge, that was then known as the Meadowbank Bridge. The bridge is named after John Whitton, who was appointed Engineer-in-Charge for the New South Wales Railways from 1867 and was responsible for the completion of 2811 miles of railway around New South Wales and Victoria over 32 years. A Rivercat Class ferry is seen here travelling east along the Parramatta River.
good angle, but not a tall bridge. great lines
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, mate. Will come again.
ReplyDeleteseems like a nice, peaceful place.. unlike most places here in mumbai.
ReplyDelete- Mindless Mumbai
I can just see the original bridge through the pylons. It seems to have more of a sense of design than the 1980 double-up which is just yer average length of concrete.
ReplyDeleteGreat story Jim, Witton deserves to be more recognised.
ReplyDeleteConnecting space and time. A beautiful bridge. Please have a nice Sunday.
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Great shot with the boat beneath.
ReplyDeleteThen you are standing where Meadowbank Baths once were. I went swimming there about 100 years ago.
ReplyDeleteInstead of ferries then, you could see the odd cow's head floating down from Homebush abattoirs, now Olympic Park.
That's an interesting story Bruce. You paint quite a picture of those days.
ReplyDeleteThe bright yellow redeems this boring box girder construction.
ReplyDeleteimho ;)
thanks for you
ReplyDeletei like the yellow paint on this bridge.:p
ReplyDeleteIt appears to be a sturdy bridge indeed. I like that you've captured a boat about to pass under it.
ReplyDeleteSuperb shot.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture.
ReplyDeleteNagyon jó fotó:-) viszont a sárgara festet hid érdekes hatást fejt ki a kék vizre :-) szuper, szivesen meg néznem előbben is :-)
ReplyDeleteDid they paint the bridge yellow just recently?
ReplyDeletejoli reflexion,bravo
ReplyDeleteLovely bridge :D
ReplyDeleteMay be I change my job and be a bridge builder, Then I have a bridge named after me.
ReplyDeleteWent to the opening of a big bridge today. No named after the engineer. Juts mangere after the place. Now a big bridge 8 lanes. You come to Auckland, no traffic jam.
Wonderful in yellow... gives such a warm reflection in the water. Interesting history.
ReplyDeleteStan, I know it was yellow three years ago but I don't really know how long it has been that way.
ReplyDeleteI like everything about this shot: the light, the blue, the ship, the story...
ReplyDeleteWonderful bridge ang great capture
ReplyDeleteBest regards from Argentina
Elisa
John Witton made a huge contribution to the early growth of Australia. «Louis» thanks you for your contribution(s) to Sunday Bridges. He appreciates the contributions from "Down Under".
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Great shot!
ReplyDeleteThe old bridges have so much character!! I'm amazed at the number of truss bridges near my home that were built in the 1880's are are still in use today!
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