This bridge opened in 1886 when the Sydney and NSW rail systems were undergoing a period of rapid expansion.
John Whitton was the designer of this bridge was a prominent railway engineer in the late nineteenth century, being the man behind the famous Zig-Zag Railway which descends from Clarence in the Blue Mountains to Lithgow.
The wrought iron structure and cast iron cylinders were imported from England, and the above-track sections are locally made steel lattice trusses.
The bridge has deteriorated since it was made redundant in 1980, but even in its corroded state it is still an elegant structure surviving from the first major programme of iron bridge construction in the colony.
The bridge has now been turned into a pedestrian and bicycle way across the river.
I think this is a lovely idea when they do it. There are several like that around here. Sometimes due to marine traffic they only leave up part of the old bridge.
@annied I didn't mean the sort of rainbow that needs to be kept secret, I meant the type of rainbow caused by foul language hurled physically at a set and unsuspecting target :)
That's a pretty amazing bridge to still be around if it was built in 1886! Good to know it still has a use! I like the shot in B&W - which, btw, doesn't ALWAYS suit you...but does the bridge!
b&w me is in the wings