Anzac Bridge Sydney – Australia’s Longest Cable Stayed Bridge

The Anzac Bridge (then known as the Glebe Island Bridge) represents the newest landmark bridge in Australia and is now a major feature on the Sydney skyline. Located in the Pyrmont area of Sydney this 350m central span, cable stayed bridge links Victoria Road with Pyrmont, Ultimo and the Sydney CBD. It is the longest bridge in Australia to use the cable stayed structural form.

General Contractor

Freyssinet Australia Pty Ltd
Customer/Owner:

Roads & Traffic Authority NSW
Engineer

Baulderstone Homlbrook Pty Ltd
Freyssinet Subsidiary

Freyssinet Australia (NSW)
Works period

January 1992 - December 1995

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Supplied and installed stay cables, post-tensioning, rock anchors, jump form system, and heavy lift components for the landmark bridge.
Executed 25 heavy lifts, ranging from 100–300 tonnes, including the 280-tonne form traveller used for overwater deck segments.
Relocated the form traveller via barge using tidal lift after western span completion.
Employed L180 centre-hole jacks (180t capacity) with custom hydraulic pumps for precise, fail-safe lifting operations.

Anzac Bridge

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