Tom Uglys Bridge

Tom Uglys Bridge
The Pratt truss spans of the 1929 Tom Uglys Bridge, as viewed from the north
Coordinates	34°00′12″S 151°06′48″E / 34.00336111°S 151.1133778°E / -34.00336111; 151.1133778
Carries	Princes Highway Motor vehicles Pedestrians Bicycles
Crosses	Georges River
Locale	Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Begins	Blakehurst, St George (north)
Ends	Sylvania, Sutherland (south)
Owner	Transport for NSW
Heritage status	NSW Heritage Register not listed
Preceded by	Alfords Point Bridge
Followed by	Captain Cook Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Pratt truss bridge Box girder
Material	Steel Concrete
Total length	499 m (1,637 ft) 570 m (1,870 ft)
Longest span	69.5 m (228 ft) 70 m (230 ft)
No. of spans	9 9
No. of lanes	6
History
Designer	Percy Allan unknown
Constructed by	State Monier Works Citra Constructions
Fabrication by	Lindapter International Citra MED (Homebush)
Construction start	February 1925 unknown
Construction end	26 April 1929 (1929-04-26) 17 October 1987 (1987-10-17)
Opened	11 May 1929 (1929-05-11) 17 October 1987 (1987-10-17)
Replaces	Tom Ugly's Punt
Statistics
Toll	1929–1952 no toll
Location
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Tom Uglys Bridge are two road bridges, completed in 1929 and 1987, that carry the Princes Highway across the Georges River in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The bridges link the St George area at Blakehurst to the Sutherland Shire at Sylvania. Tom Uglys Bridge is one of six major road crossings of Georges River.

The 1929 Pratt truss bridge is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register and carries three lanes of northbound vehicular traffic on the Princes Highway. The 1987 concrete box girder bridge was built to the east of the older bridge and carries the three southbound lanes of the highway. Both bridges have shared bicycle and pedestrian pathways.