The Bridges of Sydney Series: Alfords Point Bridge

Opened in 1973 Alfords Point Bridge is a duel lane bridge that joins the Sutherland Shire region and the Bankstown region in Southern Sydney.

It is also the western most bridge in the Sutherland Shire behind the Captain Cook bridge, Tom Uglys bridge, Como bridge and Woronora bridge. Totaling 5 bridges in the region.

It’s also the only bridge in the region that joins Sutherland to Bankstown. The others all join to St George except the Woronora bridge that joins two Sutherland points. More of Tom Uglys here https://chasinglight.photo.blog/2021/10/20/the-bridges-of-sydney-series-tom-uglys-bridge/

The first of the bridges was built in 1973 with the plan to always build an adjoining bridge, which was then completed and opened in 2008.

Just like with the other bridges in the area, Tom Uglys Bridge and Captain Cook bridge. Alfords Point bridge replaced the punt. More from Captain Cook bridge here https://chasinglight.photo.blog/2021/10/17/the-bridges-of-sydney-series-captain-cook-bridge/

So as the region become more populated the punts were replaced by the new bridges one by one. So no punts remain in the area.

As with many of the bridges in the area, Alfords Point bridge also passes over the famous Georges River.

At 445 meters long it is definitely a great bridge to photograph. The length is impressive and it also has a nice curve to it that makes for some interesting pictures.

All of these photos are shot from the Sutherland side both from bridge level and from below. One day I’ll get around to shoot the other end and even from the water I think will be a great angle too one day.

But for the moment I think the best view is from below it and slightly at an angle. It is a far more impressive view form below as on the road view it just looks like another road.

But showing the pillars from underneath gives it its justice. All in all it’s a great looking bridge and I think at sunset it will look even better. So I’ll definitely add it to my list.