Sunday, 29 August 2010

Millers Point, bridges

The Windmill Street Bridge and the Munn Street Bridge over Hickson Road at Millers Point. The road was cut out of the sandstone cliff to provide a link between the wharves on Walsh Bay and those being built at Darling Harbour, requiring these bridges to be built in 1910.
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21 comments:

  1. fredamansSunday, 29 August 2010 at 01:04:00 GMT+10

    Love the angle of this shot!

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  2. concretenprimrosesSunday, 29 August 2010 at 02:05:00 GMT+10

    Terrific bridge shot. As I scrolled down I expected water.
    I looked at a lot of your blog posts. You take beautiful photos. Cool idea to have a blog with pictures of a certain locale.
    Thanks for visiting mine as well.
    Kathy

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  3. JulieSunday, 29 August 2010 at 06:25:00 GMT+10

    The structure of this area is complex, isn't it? All as a result of the changes wrought after the plague. And of the need to have upper and lower access to the wharves. A good perspective to this shot, Jim.

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  4. AnonymousSunday, 29 August 2010 at 09:53:00 GMT+10

    Surely much history traveled both beneath and on top. Impressive.

    daily athens

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  5. JimSunday, 29 August 2010 at 10:21:00 GMT+10

    Julie, the history certainly is complex and very fascinating.

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  6. Bruce CaspersonnSunday, 29 August 2010 at 10:44:00 GMT+10

    Very interesting work.

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  7. KristinSunday, 29 August 2010 at 11:19:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful photo and very historical.Thanks for visiting my site. have a nice weekend.

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  8. KaoriSunday, 29 August 2010 at 15:56:00 GMT+10

    Twin bridges! Fantastic shot :D

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  9. mARTySunday, 29 August 2010 at 16:30:00 GMT+10

    interesting scenery-2 bridges! cool shot and info:-) happy weekend

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  10. jooSunday, 29 August 2010 at 17:31:00 GMT+10

    Amazing shot!

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  11. Simon LeongSunday, 29 August 2010 at 18:08:00 GMT+10

    i think i've been above this bridge looking down at night. great shots to be had at night if you get a chance to be on the bridge. interesting lighting of the road below :-)

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  12. wandererSunday, 29 August 2010 at 18:08:00 GMT+10

    There's something alluring about the sweep of the road, which was designed to take rail, and may still. As much as I hate much of our RTA xs signage, that zigzag on the road looks - almost funky.

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  13. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Sunday, 29 August 2010 at 18:28:00 GMT+10

    imagine the engineers were so good back then. Today, we had an opening of our new viaduct. It was pouring, we didn't go.

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  14. FranciscaSunday, 29 August 2010 at 18:52:00 GMT+10

    Super bridge shot, Jim... I like your angle that shows both of them.

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  15. Gerald (Ackworth born)Sunday, 29 August 2010 at 20:41:00 GMT+10

    Two very workmanlike bridges.

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  16. AnonymousSunday, 29 August 2010 at 20:49:00 GMT+10

    WOW, the angle makes this photo double super :-D

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  17. Small City ScenesSunday, 29 August 2010 at 21:28:00 GMT+10

    Very wide bridges. It is such a marvel when you think of the road being cut out of the stone in 1910 without the modern equipment we have today. MB

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  18. Cezar and LéiaSunday, 29 August 2010 at 21:58:00 GMT+10

    Hello J Bar!
    Stunning capture!Great work with your camera!
    Happy Sunday
    Léia - Bonjour Luxembourg

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  19. ElisaSunday, 29 August 2010 at 22:32:00 GMT+10

    Great shot!
    Nice week end
    Elisa, Argentina

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  20. EG CameraGirlMonday, 30 August 2010 at 06:01:00 GMT+10

    Cool shot.

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  21. RandyMonday, 30 August 2010 at 13:19:00 GMT+10

    I agree with everyone here. Wonderful photo.

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