I have a couple of weeks easier and then the rest of the month full on so I am going with the theme Things Aussie for this month - that way I can draw on images that I have when times get tough!
This week - Bridges
Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour is one of the world's oldest surviving electrically operated swing bridges. The current swing bridge opened in 1902 and replaced the first Pyrmont Bridge which began operating in 1857. The swingspan allows access for vessels that are too tall to travel under the bridge.
It crosses Darling Harbour at the entrance to Cockle Bay, extending from Murray Street in Pyrmont to Market Street in the City of Sydney.
In 1981 the bridge was permanently closed to traffic when the Western Distributor opened. The government ordered the bridge to be demolished, but organisations including the City of Sydney Council and the Institution of Engineers Australia prevailed upon the government to revoke this decision and restore the bridge. It was incorporated as a pedestrian bridge in the redevelopment of Darling Harbour. The Pyrmont Bridge was reopened to pedestrian traffic in 1988.