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Gladesville Bridge

Built: 1959 - 1964
Status: in use
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Crosses: Parramatta River
Gladesville Bridge
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Chief engineer J. A. L. Shaw
  H. M. Sherrard
Consultant Eugene Freyssinet
  Yves Guyon
  Jean Muller

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Department of Main Roads, New South Wales
Design Maunsell & Partners
Contractor Reed and Mallik
  Stuart Brothers

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
arch  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  main span 305 m
  total length 488 m
  clearance 40.7 m

Chronology
20 April 1962
J.A.L. Shaw replaces H.M. Sherrard as chief engineer.

Notes & Comments
The bridge was the longest-spanning single concrete arch bridge when completed.

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External LinkBridge Pros: Gladesville Bridge English
External LinkWikipedia: Gladesville Bridge English
External LinkWikipédia: Gladesville Bridge French
External LinkWikipedia: Gladesville-Brücke German

Relevant Literature
* Abdunur, Charles   ARCH'01 - 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc, Presses de l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, Paris (France) , ISBN 2859783474, 2001; pp. 41-47.
* BOUCHET, André   Le nouveau pont de Gladesville, pont en parc, en béton préontraint, de 305m de portée, sur la Parramatta, près de Sydney (Australie), in "La Technique des Travaux", May 1965, n. 5-6 v. 41 .
* Brown, David J.   Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA) , ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 144.
* Cortright, Robert S.   Bridging the World, Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA) , ISBN 0964196336, 2003.
* Fernández Troyano, Leonardo   Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain) , ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 365.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 288-289.
* Wedgwood, R.   Gladesville Bridge Sydney, presented at ARCH'01. 3ème conférence sur les ponts en arc.

 
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