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Gallery of images of the Glebe Island Bridge from 1870 to the present.

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Glebe Island viewed from ANZAC Bridge, December 2011. JohnsonL623

A Whale Watching Catamaran, a small passenger cruiser, an ex naval ship, the P&O Cruises Pacific Jewel berthed in the distance passing through the old Glebe Island Bridge from the newer Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont. 11th December 2009. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

A small cruise ship passing through the opened Glebe Island Bridge with the P&O Cruises Pacific Jewel in the distance berthed at a wharf in Balmain from the newer Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont. 11th December 2009. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

Glebe Island Bridge, September 2006. Andy Mitchell via Wiki Commons.

The old Glebe Island Bridge 2002

State Transit Mercedes 0405 MK V 3152 and 3150 cross the old Glebe Island Bridge just a day before the opening of the new Anzac Bridge built alongside. The buses are heading towards Bank Street, Pyrmont and ultimately the City. 2nd December 1995. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

Anzac Bridge construction with old Glebe Island Bridge at right, looking northward. February 1995. Photographer: Graeme Andrews. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

State Transit Mercedes 0405 MK V 3152 and 3150 cross the old Glebe Island Bridge just a day before the opening of the new Anzac Bridge built alongside. The buses are heading towards Bank Street, Pyrmont and ultimately the City. 2nd December 1995. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

The Control cabin and the closed road traffic gates of the old Glebe Island Bridge with the new Bridge in the background linking Pyrmont with White Bat Rozelle. 1st December 1995. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

State Transit Scania L113T 3436 with a body built by Ansair Tamworth in 9-1993 operating as Route 000 Not in Service is outward bound passing the control cabin of the Old Glebe Island Bridge on its way towards Victoria Road, White Bay. To the right is the new structure which opened for traffic on Sunday 3 December 1995 and correspondingly the Old bridge was closed. 1st December 1995. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

The Glebe Island Bridge control cabin on the opening span when opened Victoria Road, Rozelle to Pyrmont section. 28th May 1988. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

102182 Aerial of Glebe Island Bridge and Glebe Island Grain Silo 1985

102173 The New Glebe Island Bridge Control Cabin 1983

102172 Maintenance Work on the New Glebe Island Bridge Control Panel System at Central Workshops 1983

102168 New Glebe Island Bridge Control Cabin Panel 1983

102167 New Glebe Island Bridge Control Cabin 1983

102166 New Glebe Island Bridge Control Cabin 1983

100836 Aerial of Glebe Island Bridge During the Railway Strikes of 1983

102169 Glebe Island Bridge Control Cabin Fire Damage 1982

102170 Glebe Island Bridge Control Panel System Fire Damage 1982

102165 Glebe Island Bridge 1978

102164 Aerial of Glebe Island Bridge 1978

102163 Aerial of Glebe Island Bridge 1978

102161 Glebe Island Bridge 1973

102159 Glebe Island Bridge 1973

102158 Glebe Island Bridge Control Cabin 1973

102157 Glebe Island Bridge 1973

DGT Leyland OPD2-1 2310 with a body built by Comeng in 1949 on Route 541 Chiswick and AEC Regal IV 3033 Comeng in 1958 on Route 401 York Street City going the other way, coming off the Glebe Island Bridge towards Victoria Road, White Bay. 24th February 1971. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

DGT AEC Regent III 2432 with a body built by Comeng in 1950 on Route 401 Balamin East coming off the Glebe Island Bridge towards Victoria Road, White Bay. 24th February 1971. Photographer: John Ward. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

Coloured postcard view of the bridge, swung open to allow shipping to pass through. On reverse personal message about weather and sightseeing, "like Sydney very much". 1915. Image courtesy of City of Sydney Archives

453430 Glass plate negative of Sydney's Glebe Island swing bridge with Glebe Island abattoir in the background, 1903-1915. Image: MAAS

A2825010h From the Holtermann collection. The first Glebe Island Bridge.

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