# The Entrance Bridge

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Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

The Entrance Bridge The 1968 Entrance Bridge Coordinates 33°20′15″S 151°30′02″E / 33.337377°S 151.500478°E / -33.337377; 151.500478 Carries Central Coast Highway / Wilfred Barrett Drive Motor vehicles Grade-separated pedestrian footpath Grade-separated cycleway Crosses Tuggerah Lakes Locale The Entrance, Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia Named for The Entrance Channel Maintained by Transport for NSW Characteristics Design Girder bridge Material Concrete Total length 467 metres (1,532 ft) No. of spans 18 History Construction start 17 July 1967 (1967-07-17) Opened 20 December 1968 (1968-12-20) Inaugurated 14 April 1969 (1969-04-14) by the Hon. Robert Askin, NSW Premier Replaces Entrance Bridge (1934–c. 1968) Location Interactive map of The Entrance Bridge References [1][2]

A video of a car crossing The Entrance Bridge during sunset.

**The Entrance Bridge** is a [road bridge](/source/Road_bridge) that carries the [Central Coast Highway](/source/Central_Coast_Highway) (A49) across the [Tuggerah Lakes](/source/Tuggerah_Lakes) Entrance [Channel](/source/Channel_(geography)) and joins the towns of [The Entrance](/source/The_Entrance%2C_New_South_Wales) and The Entrance North, located on the [Central Coast](/source/Central_Coast%2C_New_South_Wales) of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia. The 18-span, 467-metre-long (1,532 ft)[2] [concrete](/source/Concrete) [girder](/source/Girder_bridge) bridge carries road traffic, as well as a [grade-separated](/source/Grade_separation) pedestrian footpath and [cycleway](/source/Cycleway),[1] across Wilfred Barrett Drive as part of the Central Coast Highway.

The bridge is maintained by [Transport for NSW](/source/Transport_for_NSW),[2] an [agency](/source/Government_agency) of the [Government of New South Wales](/source/Government_of_New_South_Wales).

## History

Opened for traffic on 15 December 1934, the inaugural Entrance Bridge was originally a wooden single lane bridge with bypass bays at intervals that allowed traffic travelling in the opposite direction to pass. The original bridge was adequate until 1965 as it only served traffic travelling as far as The Entrance North.[3]

Around 1955, the Number 11 bus operated by [Red Bus Services](/source/Red_Bus_CDC_NSW) crashed through a wooden [retaining wall](/source/Retaining_wall) and landed in The Entrance Channel after its [brakes](/source/Brake) failed while turning onto The Entrance Bridge. The [driver](/source/Bus_driver) and three passengers were uninjured, although the boat that the bus landed on was heavily damaged.[4]: 129

In 1965, Wilfred Barret Drive was opened by the [Deputy Premier](/source/Deputy_Premier_of_New_South_Wales) [Pat Hills](/source/Pat_Hills). The road was named after Councillor Wilfred Barret who was a member of the first [Wyong Shire Council](/source/Wyong_Shire_Council). The road continues to be an important link between The Entrance and [Toukley](/source/Toukley), passing through [Wyrrabalong National Park](/source/Wyrrabalong_National_Park).[4]: 113

By the end of 1965 the bridge was dangerous and too costly to maintain. The traffic flow over the old bridge at The Entrance increased to such an extent the structure was under constant repair. Work began on the current two lane, concrete structure on 17 July 1967 after a successful tender by [Transbridge](/source/Transfield_Holdings). The bridge was opened to traffic on 20 December 1968 and officially opened by [Premier](/source/Premier_of_New_South_Wales) [Robert Askin](/source/Robert_Askin) on 18 April 1969.[4]: 113–114

## See also

- [Transport portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Transport)
- [Engineering portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Engineering)
- [New South Wales portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_South_Wales)
- [Australian roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australian_roads)

- [List of bridges in Australia](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Australia)

- [Tuggerah Lakes](/source/Tuggerah_Lakes)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cycleway_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cycleway_1-1) ["Tuggerah Lakes cycleway"](http://www.theentrance.org.au/explore/cycleway). The Entrance Town Centre Management. 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rms_January2014_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rms_January2014_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-rms_January2014_2-2) ["The Entrance Bridge maintenance, Community update"](http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/central-coast/the-entrance-bridge/the-entrance-bridge-community-update-201401.pdf) (PDF). *[Roads & Maritime Services](/source/Roads_%26_Maritime_Services)*. Government of New South Wales. January 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tetcm_3-0)** ["Crossing Tuggerah Lake: The Bridge"](http://www.theentrancetcm.com.au/history/tent_city.html). *theentrancetcm.com.au*. Retrieved 2 July 2006.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wyong_history_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wyong_history_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Wyong_history_4-2) *History of Wyong Shire: 1947-1997*.

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