Ever since I kicked off my bridges of Sydney series, including https://chasinglight.photo.blog/2021/10/31/sunset-at-anzac-bridge/ the spectacular and Medieval looking Long Gully Bridge on Sydney’s North Shore was one I was really looking forward to photographing.
The beautiful sandstone bricks and the archways on each end are just an awesome sight to see.
And on a cold and wet Friday morning in autumn the day had finally come. Fighting through some classic Sydney peak hour traffic, I instantly regretted the timing of my run. But it was also the first chance I had in a long time to get out there. But I was still glad I made the trip.
Upon heading Northbound through Sydney and taking the popular Falcon street exit, it only took around 20 minutes to come across the bridge. And as you head up Miller Street leading up to the bridge it’s quite an impressive sight, and it makes you wonder why the hell is this random medieval bridge in Sydney.
I’ll get to that part later on.
With plenty of parking in the streets near the bridge it was pretty easy to pull over and then head out of foot to start shooting some pictures. With so many great angles of the bridge the only tricky part was getting a clean shot without cars in the picture. But that was always a tough ask in peakhour.
Built in 1892 in the style of Victorian Gothic Arch Bridge and going over Flat Rock Creek and Tunks Park in Cammeray. The bridge was first built for the land boom at the time as it was able to join parts of Cammeray together.
Both ends of the bridge look great and made for some interesting pictures, but the best part of the trip was finding these cool set of stairs on The Boulevarde that led down to Tunks Park and some pretty sweet angles of the classic bridge looking up.
If I was to head back again I’d definitely love to try some night time shooting with a tripod and a long exposure as I think it would look spectacular at night.
But it’s a pretty awesome sight, and pretty easy to get to, so I’d definitely add it to the list.
Also the best part about any roadtrip is finding a cool cafe and with so many options in North Sydney the choices are plentiful.
So with another Sydney bridge ticked off the list and after coffee was found, it was time to head home.
Til next time!
Chris
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