Kangaroo Point, Brooklyn (Peats Ferry)

Kangaroo Point (formerly 'Peats Ferry' - George Peat began a ferry service here in 1844) on the Hawkesbury River. Home to the 'Estuary' Restaurant, (formerly the 'Brooklyn Road House'), Stingray Rock and of course the Peats Ferry Bridge.

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Brooklyn, NSW, Australia

Brooklyn's Kangaroo Point beside the magnificent Hawkesbury River. Notable is the Peats Ferry Bridge [1945], and the restaurant 'Estuary' [2012-2015].

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This particular structure is the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, near Brooklyn. The second bridge near this site, it was opened 1 July 1946.

The original - only the masonry piers remain - was located nearby, constructed by New York's Union Bridge Company and opened 7 April 1887. When the replacement was completed (the former had begun to develop cracks), the first one was removed.

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