Heathcote Road bridge

The official name of the bridge is Bridge 152, however it is often referred to as 'the narrow bridge over Woronora River'.

For the community this bridge symbolically represents a time, some 75 years ago, when the bridge was all that connected the south to the west.

Built by the military the narrow Heathcote Road Bridge over Woronora River history dates back to 1943. The bridge sits over the Woronora River nestled amongst the spectacular Heathcote and Royal National Park.

The key benefits of the project include:

• Improved road safety
• Concrete median barrier to separate eastbound and westbound vehicles.
• Improved road network reliability allowing safe passing of broken down vehicles.
• Decrease in traffic delays.
• A design solution that has been implemented in the short term.

The new bridge includes a 6 metre wide bridge with 3.5 metre lane and a 2 metre wide shoulder. The northern and southern approaches about 250 metre on either side of the bridge have also been widened.

• June 2023 project update (PDF, 707.75 KB)
  Heathcote Road Bridge upgrade.
• September 2022 community update
  Heathcote Road Bridge upgrade.
• May 2022 community update
  Heathcote Road closures starting Sunday 22 May 2022.
• April 2022 community update
  Work is now underway on the Heathcote Road Bridge.
• March and April 2022 project update
  Heathcote Road Bridge upgrade project.
• December 2021 project update
  Heathcote Road Bridge upgrade project.
• June 2021 community update
  Heathcote Road bridge REF submissions report released.
• Heathcote Road factsheet
  New funding for Heathcote Road duplication.
• December 2020 have your say
  Have Your Say on the Heathcote Road Bridge REF.
• December 2020 community update
  Community Update - Heathcote Road bridge REF display.
• September 2020 community update
  September 2020 Heathcote bridge safety improvements community update.
• September 2020 community update
  Heathcote Road bridge community engagement report.
• July 2020 community update
  Safety investigations community update.
• July 2020 project update
  Heathcote Road bridge safety investigations and night closure poster.
• May 2020 project update
  Heathcote Road bridge over Woronora River safety improvements.

• April 2022 Addendum Review of Environmental Factors
  Heathcote Road Bridge.
• April 2022 Addendum Review of Environmental Factors
  Collated appendices.
• June 2021 submissions report
  Safety improvements for Heathcote Road bridge.
• November 2020 Review of Environmental Factors
  Heathcote Road Bridge.
• November 2020 Review of Environmental Factors
  Executive summary.
• November 2020 Appendix C
  Noise and vibration impact assessment.
• November 2020 Appendix D
  Biodiversity assessment.
• November 2020 Appendix E and F
  Summary of water quality objectives, key water quality indicators and guideline values and Preliminary RUSLE calculations.
• November 2020 Appendix G
  Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment.
• November 2020 Appendix H
  Statement of heritage impact.
• November 2020 Appendix I
  Urban Design Concept.

• 23 May 2022
  Work starts on Heathcote Road Bridge
• 12 April 2021
  Plans for Heathcote Road Bridge upgrade powers ahead