Gasworks Bridge

The Gasworks Bridge over the Parramatta River is a major bridge. It is a 3-span, high level Bridge over a wide river. It has the same deep, rectangular lattice trusses of John A McDonald's early designs, but does not have the diaphragm-tied piers of so many of the other lattice bridges. Here, the bridge is supported on large sandstone piers. It has three main spans each 31m in length and two steel beam approach spans. The overall length is 110m and the Bridge is a two lane bridge 6.85m wide between kerbs.