Bridge Over The River Torrens Photograph State Library Of South Australia
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Bridges over the river torrens adelaide. The bridge was opened in may 1879 and was named after prince albert to honour his visit to the colony that year. It provides a critical link between the northern and southern sides of the river torrens near the adelaide zoo. Hackney bridge over the river torrens by adelaide park lands preservation association the river torrens is not within bundeys paddock tidlangga park 9 but it is of course an important part of the adelaide park lands.
Adelaide bridge over the river torrens concrete arch king william road adelaide heritage places. Located adjacent to the adelaide zoo the bridge carries frome road over the river. The trail itself is a unique and important collaboration of the adelaide city council and state government.
The torrens which might well have merited its present name independently of its gallant godfather having swept away nearly every work of stone or timber that was thrown across its turbid headlong stream during the first two decades of european settlement. Designed by engineers john h grainger and h e worsley and built by m c davies and j wishart under the supervision of city surveyor j h langdon the albert replaced a timber bridge built some twenty years earlier. As the first new pedestrian crossing built over the river torrens in adelaide since 1937 the new footbridge by oxigen provides a vital connection through the bifurcated adelaide park lands and forms part of the extensive network of shared use paths constituting the adelaide city park lands trail.
The 280m long helix bridge cost 69 million to build compared with the 40 million to span the 150m of the torrens. Located east of the zoo the bridge was opened in late 2009 and is well patronised by cyclists. The bridge over the river torrens is a key connector for the iconic adelaide city park lands trail.
Albert bridge over the river torrens metal girder the foundation stone for the albert bridge was laid on 20 august 1878 by the mayor of adelaide. Using the new bridge pedestrians can access the festival centre adelaide railway station and new convention centre. The 8m wide bridge will link the redeveloped adelaide oval to the city spanning nearly 75m over the river torrens through the nationally heritage listed adelaide parklands.
In 1862 cataractus writing to the register proposed that two footbridges ought to be built across the torrens and that the river be dammed near the gaol. This would convert the river and its valley into a lake which would beautify the area and make it into one where adelaideans could take their leisure. Thats 27000 less per metre to build the helix bridge.
And whats more the spectacular bridge was primarily designed by australians. The helix bridge in singapore. During the nineteenth century the river supplied adelaide with drinking water.
The elegant curve of the bridge sweeps lightly through this iconic setting complementing the adjoining structures and having minimal impact on the green spaces. A timber bridge was constructed in 1859 west of the current bridge and named the old frome bridge.
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