Quite confused about this thing between Arncliffe and Wolli Creek, it's some sort of abandoned bridge between Arncliffe St and the Princes Hwy, flanked by Argyle street at the south end. Property signs say Sydney Water owns this. Bricks and whatnot look rather old, so my best guess is that this COULD have been from the sydney trams perway depot? even then it feels like it's a bit too south to really be it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.933783 ... a=!3m1!1e3
Here's a google maps link to the location, hopefully someone can give me a proper answer.
Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
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Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
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Re: Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
It's part of the SE sewer that exits at Malabar.GriffinRoads1 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:14 pm Quite confused about this thing between Arncliffe and Wolli Creek, it's some sort of abandoned bridge between Arncliffe St and the Princes Hwy, flanked by Argyle street at the south end. Property signs say Sydney Water owns this. Bricks and whatnot look rather old, so my best guess is that this COULD have been from the sydney trams perway depot? even then it feels like it's a bit too south to really be it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.933783 ... a=!3m1!1e3
Here's a google maps link to the location, hopefully someone can give me a proper answer.
Re: Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
It's I believe, still an active part of the Sydney sewer system. You can follow much of its route via the areal views. It crosses the Cooks River near Marrickville, then Wolli Creek, runs under the railway at Arncliffe, can be seen on a viaduct between factory units then disappears under the ridge to appear on the other side near the airport where it crosses the Cooks River again and skirts around the edge of the airport.
It eventually gets to the Malibar treatment works and outfalls.
I assume it's the way it is to minimise the need for syphons and pumping stations - get it to gravity feed as much as possible. And yes it's old. From when the Marrickville area was first developed.
It eventually gets to the Malibar treatment works and outfalls.
I assume it's the way it is to minimise the need for syphons and pumping stations - get it to gravity feed as much as possible. And yes it's old. From when the Marrickville area was first developed.
Re: Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
You can see its more original route in the 1943 Sydney aerial photography set available on
https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/
Including actually pumping it under the original Cooks River route
https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/
Including actually pumping it under the original Cooks River route
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Re: Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
If it's not Heritage listed, it should be. Our friend Mr. De Burgh, of bridge fame, built it. He had to import a complete steam-driven concrete mixing plant from Britain to construct it!
Re: Weird bridge/abundment thing near Arncliffe
I suspect that it's on the Sydney Water heritage register, together with the other early infrastructure of the water supply and sewerage system.