34-583: The Lansdowne Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries the northbound carriageway of the Hume Highway (route A22 at this point) across Prospect Creek between Lansvale and Lansdowne . Situated in southwestern Sydney it is located on the boundary of the Fairfield and Canterbury-Bankstown local government areas. The bridge was named in honour of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780–1863), an Irish Whig politician of
68-475: A Sub-Inspector of Bridges at a salary of £120 ($ 240) per annum. Lennox's appointment was confirmed by London as Superintendent of Bridges in June 1833. In 1832 Mitchell commissioned Lennox for a sum of £1,083 ($ 2,166) to build a bridge "at the intersection of Prospect Creek and Southern Street", which would replace the nearby "Bowler's Bridge", named after a local innkeeper. The Hawkesbury sandstone used in building
102-713: A historic house requires consulting the urban planning administration bureau, and the real estate administration bureau. As of 31 June 2011, there are 287 declared historic houses in Hangzhou, proclaimed as 5 batches. In the near future, it is going to issue the sixth batch which includes 51 historic houses. [REDACTED] Colombia : National monuments of Colombia ; (in Spanish) Monumentos Nacionales de Colombia [REDACTED] Comoros : National Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Comoros) [REDACTED] Republic of
136-767: A mason with the government. While working on the Legislative Council Chambers in Macquarie Street, Sydney , Lennox met the Surveyor-General , Thomas Mitchell . The Surveyor-General lost little time in submitting Lennox's credentials to the Governor of NSW Sir Richard Bourke , describing him as "a very well qualified person recently arrived in the Colony." Acting on Mitchell's recommendation, Bourke provisionally appointed Lennox as
170-410: A stage where the centring could commence. This was the construction of a rigid timber frame to hold each stone in place until the arch became self-supporting. It was a critical process and any inaccuracies would cause instability or collapse the arch. The bridge was completed a year later in late 1835. Upon being advised that the bridge was nearing completion, Governor Bourke selected 26 January 1836 for
204-630: Is a testament to the architectural and historical value of the original bridge. Both bridges remain in use. In 1973 the Lansdowne Bridge was recognised as being "one of the finest examples of Colonial Architecture in Australia". In 1990, the Environmental Management Committee of Fairfield Council confirmed that the Lansdowne Bridge had the largest span of all masonry bridges in Australia and in 1992 that it
238-703: Is considered to be one of the finest examples of colonial architecture in Australia as well as David Lennox's masterpiece of design. Lansdowne Bridge was built by convicts during 1834 to 1836. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. The sandstone arch has the largest span of any surviving masonry bridge in Australia. The size, appearance and durability make this bridge an outstanding example of colonial engineering." [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article contains material from Lansdowne Bridge , entry number 01472 in
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306-568: The Government of New South Wales , responsible for planning, constructing and maintaining major road infrastructure. The DMR directly managed highways and major roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads. The agency was merged with other agencies to form the Roads & Traffic Authority in 1989. The Ministry of Transport was established in December 1932 by way of
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374-713: The New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018. [REDACTED] Media related to Lansdowne Bridge, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons Heritage register This list is of heritage registers , inventories of cultural properties , natural and human-made, tangible and intangible , movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many instances
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#1732776408442408-651: The Transport (Division of Functions) Act of 1932 , following the dismissal of the Lang Government and the subsequent state election . The ministry consisted of three departments, including the Department of Main Roads and the Department of Road Transport & Tramways. The departments were established as the incoming Stevens Government and its Minister for Transport Michael Bruxner sought to reorganise
442-589: The British Parliament (at that time all of Ireland was under British rule and was represented in the British parliament) and associate of the NSW Governor of the day, Sir Richard Bourke . The bridge is owned by the state of New South Wales and is managed by the agency of Transport for NSW . It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. The bridge is described in
476-655: The Congo : National Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [REDACTED] Denmark : National Register of Sites and Monuments, as maintained by the Danish Agency for Culture [REDACTED] Djibouti : List of monuments of Djibouti Department of Main Roads (New South Wales) The Department of Main Roads (DMR) was an agency of
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544-815: The Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales [REDACTED] China : Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (全国重点文物保护单位), designated by State Administration of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected at the City Level of Hangzhou are districts, artifacts or buildings legally declared to be "protected". According to the "Regularations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and of significant values for history, science, and art study. In Hangzhou, declaring
578-460: The DMR undertook a significant proportion of its road and bridge construction and all its maintenance activities using its own labour force. It also operated major mechanical workshops, asphalt plants , spray sealing crews, road linemarking teams and materials testing laboratories. In 1932 the Department had a total employment of 2,425. By 1970, as tasks expanded, this number had grown to 11,497. In
612-692: The DMR was responsible for managing 26,321 km of the major roads in NSW. These were formally classified as: By 1972 this network had grown to 43,292 km and by then also included some additional classifications: Local roads continued to managed by local councils. The Department of Main Roads was headed by a Commissioner who was a statutory appointment by the Minister for Roads . The department employed salaried staff who carried out planning, management and administrative tasks and day labour staff who undertook road and bridge works. For much of its existence
646-640: The NSW Heritage Register as: "A large sandstone arched bridge spanning the Prospect Creek. The single arch has supporting buttresses . The clear span is 110 feet (33.5 m) while the clearance above mean water level is 76 feet (23 m) at the centre. It has curved abutments and approaches, while the parapets and mouldings are simple and devoid of unnecessary ornamentation. Some of the radiating voussoirs are quite large in size measuring up to eight feet (2.4 m) in length." Lansdowne Bridge
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714-530: The Protection of Cultural Heritage [REDACTED] Cameroon (in French) : Liste de monuments du Cameroun [REDACTED] Canada : The Canadian Register of Historic Places , while it confers no historic designation or protection itself, endeavours to list all federal, provincial, territorial and local sites. [REDACTED] Chile : National Monuments of Chile , as maintained by
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#1732776408442748-551: The bridge had cost only £1,000 to build, compared to the £7,000 it would have taken to build a bridge of the same quality in England. In 1956, rather than employ the reinforced concrete beam bridge design that the Department of Main Roads normally used at that time, the DMR commenced construction of a duplicate bridge in the form of a concrete arch to carry southbound traffic on the Hume Highway . This bridge, completed in 1958,
782-426: The bridge was quarried on the bank of George's River at present day East Hills, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the proposed site of the bridge, allowing workers to row a punt to transport the stone to the construction site. The bridge was constructed entirely by unskilled convicts, despite Lennox's numerous requests to Mitchell for skilled labourers. In July 1833 Lennox told Mitchell of a mutiny that had occurred at
816-401: The chain gang received up to fifty lashes of the "cat". On 1 January 1834, Governor Bourke visited the site of the bridge to lay the foundation stone. Within hours of the laying of the inscription plate it was stolen. Lennox made arrangements to obtain a duplicate plate but the original was found and restored to the bridge. On 7 June 1834, Lennox applied for more labourers, the bridge being at
850-407: The largest span of any surviving masonry bridge in Australia. The size, appearance and durability make this bridge an outstanding example of colonial engineering." It was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000, the register stating: " The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales. Lansdowne Bridge
884-543: The later 1970s and through the 1980s successive waves of internal re-organisation led to more work being let out to contract with the total employment number dropping to 8,700 by the time the Department ceased to exist in 1989. The Department of Main Roads became a member of Conference of State Road Authorities (COSRA) when that organisation was formed in 1934 and then, from 1959, the National Association of Australian State Road Authorities (NAASRA). When NAASRA
918-486: The major highways of the state. Hugh Hamilton Newell was appointed as the first Commissioner. The new Department also took over the management of the newly constructed Sydney Harbour Bridge from the Public Works Department . In 1976 the responsibilities for managing traffic, including the operation of the traffic signal system, were transferred to the DMR from the Department of Motor Transport, which
952-539: The management of the road network in NSW. The new department essentially resumed the functions that had been held by the Main Roads Board from 1925 until March 1932, when they were transferred to the Department of Transport by the Lang Government . The Transport (Division of Functions) Act of 1932 provided for the appointment of a Commissioner of Main Roads who held the powers necessary to manage
986-430: The official opening date, as this coincided with the 48th anniversary of the colony's foundation. The opening ceremony was held in front of a crowd of around 1,000. However the bridge was not opened to traffic for several more months as the toll house was not complete. Once tolls started to be collected, however, the bridge soon recovered its cost, and in 1844 annual receipts were £685/1/4. Later, Governor Bourke wrote that
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1054-402: The quarry while he had been away on an inspection tour. Some of the convicts had rebelled and had consumed the contents of a nearby liquor still. Returning to the camp drunk they threatened to kill the supervisor and destroy the camp and quarrying equipment. The police from Liverpool were called and arrested the offenders. Retribution at Liverpool Court was swift and savage; those who were spared
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1088-567: Was a successor of Department of Road Transport and Tramways. Many specialist traffic management staff and traffic signal maintenance crews also became part of the DMR at this time. Pursuant to the Transport Administration Act 1988 , the DMR merged with the Traffic Authority of New South Wales and the Department of Motor Transport to form the Roads & Traffic Authority on 16 January 1989. When formed,
1122-646: Was an example of excellent construction, which should be preserved. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate and on the National Historic Engineering Landmark list, which states: "Lansdowne Bridge is considered to be one of the finest examples of Colonial Architecture in Australia as well as David Lennox's masterpiece of design. Lansdowne Bridge was built by convicts during 1834 to 1836. The sandstone arch has
1156-581: Was designed and built from 1834 to 1836 by David Lennox . Born in Ayr, Scotland in 1788, David Lennox was trained as a stonemason. He worked on the Menai Suspension Bridge at Anglesey in Wales and on Gloucester, United Kingdom Bridge, where he learnt the sound construction principles he used on his later projects in NSW. He emigrated to Australia in 1832. and immediately found employment as
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