Alfords Point Bridge is one of three major road crossings of the Georges River. It was opened on the 7 September 1973. The bridge replaces a vehicular punt that previously operated between Lugarno and Illawong.^[1] The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

The bridge links Padstow Heights in the City of Bankstown to the Sutherland Shire at Alfords Point. Padstow Heights is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the local government area. ... For Sutherlandshire in Scotland, see Sutherlandshire. ... Alfords Point is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

When the bridge was built, piles and abutments were built next to it (downstream) for future duplication. The RTA recently announced work will soon begin on the second bridge which will become the southbound bridge, the existing bridge reverting to northbound use only. Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, or RTA for short, is a government depart of the State of New South Wales responsible for major road infrastructure. ...

The two other crossings over the Georges River are the Captain Cook Bridge and Tom Uglys Bridge. The Captain Cook Bridge is a crossing of the Georges River. ... Tom Uglys Bridge is one of three major road crossings of the Georges River. ...

References

1. ^ "Alfords Point Bridge", Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW Accessed 26th September, 2006