Endeavour Bridge
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| carries = General Holmes Drive {{AUshield|NSW|A1}} {{bulleted list|Motor vehicles|Pedestrians}}
| crosses = Cooks River
| locale = {{NSWcity|Mascot}}, Bayside Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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The Endeavour Bridge is a road bridge that carries the General Holmes Drive (A1) across the Cooks River, from {{NSWcity|Mascot}} to {{NSWcity|Kyeemagh}} in the Bayside Council local government area in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is located adjacent to the river mouth, where the Cooks River empties into Botany Bay.
The bridge is maintained by Transport for NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales.
History
The Endeavour Bridge was opened to traffic in May 1951 as two, two-lane bridges. The road carries motor vehicles and a grade-separated pedestrian footpath.
It was built due to the diversion of Cooks River required by the expansion of Kingsford-Smith Airport. The bridges were constructed before the water flow was diverted beneath them.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18500714 |title=FACE-LIFT FOR SYDNEY'S AIRPORT. |newspaper=The Sunday Herald |location=Sydney |date=10 June 1951 |access-date=23 March 2012 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
In 1963 the two bridges were widened by extending their decks into the area between them, resulting in one six-lane bridge. This upgrade was undertaken in conjunction with the upgrade of General Holmes Drive from four to six lanes, which was the first upgrading of a 'county road' as part of the County of Cumberland Planning Scheme.{{cite web |url=http://www.ozroads.com.au/NSW/Freeways/M1/m1.htm |title=SOUTHERN CROSS DRIVE & GENERAL HOLMES DRIVE |work=OzRoads |author1=Rands, Paul |author2=Uch, Viseth |date=14 April 2019 |access-date=29 March 2020 }}{{Self-published source|date=December 2013}}{{Self-published source|date=December 2013}}
Etymology
The Endeavour Bridge takes its name from {{HMS|Endeavour}}, the ship commanded by James Cook, an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Lieutenant Cook and the crew of the Endeavour were the first recorded European expedition to navigate and map the eastern coastline of Australia. They arrived in nearby Botany Bay in 1770.
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|reg|pamar2012443|Ports and Maritime Administration Regulation 2012}}
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Category:Bridges completed in 1951
Category:1951 establishments in Australia
Category:Road bridges in New South Wales
Category:Highway 1 (Australia)