▁of ▁local ▁historical ▁significance . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁is ▁built ▁from ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁with ▁a ▁steel ▁approach ▁span . ▁The ▁bridge ▁had ▁a ▁tim ber ▁deck ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁until ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁was ▁laid ▁over ▁steel ▁Arm co ▁deck ing . ▁The ▁pairs ▁of ▁cast ▁iron ▁pi ers ▁are ▁original ▁and ▁were ▁supplied ▁locally ▁by ▁the ▁Atlas ▁Found ry , ▁Sydney . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁bridge ▁project ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Haw kes bury ▁River ▁Railway ▁Bridge . ▁Its ▁full ▁length ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁two - lane ▁bridge ▁car ries ▁south bound ▁traffic ▁only . ▁A ▁newer ▁concrete ▁three - lane ▁bridge ▁car ries ▁north bound ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁Prin ces ▁Highway . ▁ ▁Rep lacement ▁bridge ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁In frastr ucture ▁Australia ▁approved ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁four - lane ▁bridge ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁( up river ) ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁brid ges . ▁This ▁new ▁bridge ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁crossing ▁for ▁north bound ▁traffic . ▁The ▁existing ▁north bound ▁bridge ▁would ▁be ▁converted ▁for ▁south bound ▁traffic , ▁allowing ▁the ▁bridge ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁be ▁re - pur posed ▁for ▁community ▁uses . ▁The ▁replacement ▁bridge ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁cost ▁ 3 4 2   mill ion ; ▁with ▁fund ing ▁to ▁be ▁shared ▁between ▁the ▁Commonwealth