Victoria Bridge in Penrith over the Nepean River, Sydney, Australia.

Victoria Bridge, also known as the Nepean River Bridge, is a wrought iron girder bridge which crosses the Nepean River in the western suburb of Penrith in Sydney, Australia. It carries the Great Western Highway Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixelsFull resolution (1008 × 614 pixel, file size: 114 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Victoria Bridge in Penrith over the Nepean River, Sydney, Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixelsFull resolution (1008 × 614 pixel, file size: 114 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Victoria Bridge in Penrith over the Nepean River, Sydney, Australia. ... Looking north towards Penrith Looking out through the foliage on the banks of the Nepean River at Tench Reserve, Penrith. ... Penrith is a suburb in the City of Penrith in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. ...

It replaces a punt service and timber bridge which was twice destroyed by floods. Designed by Engineer in Chief of Railways, John Whitton, construction began in 1864 and was completed in 1867. Originally it took one railway line and a road across the river, however in 1907 another bridge was constructed a few metres to the north which henceforth took two railway lines across the river, and the original bridge reverted to road and pedestrian use only.^[1] John Whitton was appointed Engineer-in-Charge for the New South Wales Railways in January 1867. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The bridge is significant in the development of the colony of NSW as it allowed the railway, which previously terminated at Penrith, to reach the Blue Mountains and beyond, as well as providing continuous road passage across the river using the Great Western Highway. A panoramic view of the Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, are situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney. ...

Today the bridge's significance as a road route to the Blue Mountains is diminished, as the Great Western Highway no longer leads to the Blue Mountains on its former alignment. The M4 Western Motorway now serves as the road route into the mountains where it joins the Great Western Highway at Lapstone Hill. Nevertheless, bridge maintains its significance as a local tourist attraction and a centrepiece to sporting events along the Nepean River, as well as continuing to serve as vital link between the suburbs west of the Nepean, such as Emu Plains, and the major suburban centre of Penrith. The 1907 railway bridge however, still takes the western railway line over the river and to the Blue Mountains. The M4 Western Motorway (also known as the M4 Motorway or simply M4) is a motorway in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

The 1867 bridge is similar in design to the Menangle Railway Bridge over the Nepean River at Menangle, southwest of Sydney. The Menangle bridge, however, has always been used only for rail traffic, and as of 2006 is still in use by the railway. Menangle () is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, just outside the Sydney suburban area, in Wollondilly Shire. ...

A evening inter-city train crosses the river on the 1907 railway bridge.

References

1. ^ "Victoria Bridge over Nepean River",RTA Heritage and Conservation Register Accessed 19th September, 2006.