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Collection Item
Proposed bridge from near Dawes Point, Sydney, to near Milsons Point, North Shore, 1857 (rear)1857
Transcript:
This design is the earliest existing proposal for a bridge spanning Sydney Harbour. With a flat span of cast iron, supported by towers at each end and lit by oil lamps all the way across, its low clearance over the water would have impeded shipping.