Albert Cotter Bridge, Pedestrian bridge in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
Albert Cotter Bridge is a shared pedestrian and cycle bridge over Anzac Parade in Moore Park, Sydney. Its 440-metre length comes from concrete helical approach ramps and a superstructure of two curved steel box beams, built mainly for crowds leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium.
Construction began in 2014 and the bridge opened in time for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It was named after Albert "Tibby" Cotter, an Australian Test cricketer killed in World War I. The Auditor-General of New South Wales found that the tight construction timeline added A$25 million to its cost, and the Heritage Council criticised the relocation of a monument on Anzac Parade.
The bridge is named after Albert "Tibby" Cotter, a Test cricketer for Australia who was killed in World War I. Its position beside the Sydney Cricket Ground ties the name to the crowds the crossing was built to carry, and the name is shared with the adjacent Tibby Cotter Walkway.
The bridge provides a separate path for pedestrians and cyclists with a width of about 6 meters. Keep in mind that the spiral route is longer than a straight-line crossing, so allow extra time to traverse it.
Pedestrians have called it a "white elephant" and "a dumb bridge because it goes around in a big circle": the helical ramps force a 440-metre walk to cover about 200 metres. Cycling groups also objected that the shared path never links up with existing cycleways.
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