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A plaque mounted on one of the brick piers explains that the naming was in memory of Rod McConville "for his outstanding service to the local community to sport especially cricket". [1] Another plaque, on the second brick pier, notes the conservation works undertaken to restore the Pavilion in the early 1990s, following the 1980 fire. [1]
Walsh Bay is a bay within Port Jackson, about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) south of the suburb McMahons Point.It is named after Henry Deane Walsh, Engineer-in-chief of the Sydney Harbour Trust. [1]
The piers to the approach spans, and the junction of approach span to main truss, are all timber trestles. [2] There is no footway, but there is a timber handrail except on the lift span which has a pipe handrail. [2] The deck is 8.5 metres (28 ft) above flood level. [3]
The piers either side of the opening span are flanked by fenders, and when the bridge is in the open position a navigation channel of 80 feet (24 m) wide is created. At the Mosman end the slab and two column piers rest on concrete piles driven into the sands of the harbour bed at a depth of between 40 and 50 feet (12 and 15 m).
Victoria Bridge is a continuous iron through-bridge (the deck is between the girders rather than on top of them). The three main girders, each spanning a clear 56.7 metres (186 ft), were designed and constructed as one 181-metre (594 ft) long continuous structure (no separations over the piers), a novel structural feature for 1867 (Maw and Dredge).
Pyrmont Bridge is closely associated with Percy Allan, PWD Engineer-in-Chief of bridge design, who was responsible for the introduction of American timber bridge practice to NSW and designed over 500 bridges in NSW. The quality of the carved stonework of the piers and portals added to the aesthetic appeal of the bridge. [1]
The piers are therefore a rare example of a substantial finished product produced completely by the Fitzroy Ironworks at Mittagong. [5] The four pairs of cast iron cylindrical columns for the piers were made at the Fitzroy Iron Works in 56 sections. Each was two metres (six feet) long, two metres (six feet) in diameter, with a 29-millimetre (1. ...
The pier in Płock at Vistula River in Poland Sopot, Poland. The longest wooden pier in Europe - 450 metres from bank, 650 whole. Gdańsk Brzeźno; Gdynia Orłowo Pier; Jurata Pier (the part of the town of Jastarnia) Kołobrzeg Pier; Międzyzdroje Pier; Płock Pier; Puck; Sopot Pier - the longest wooden pier in Europe; Miedwie