Harbour Walk 3.1

        JONES BAY -  JOHNSTONS BAY                                                  

         

March 2012

approximately 2km 

1 hours 

Along this  foreshore are some nice parks, old harbour facilities, new developments, and best of all some fantastic harbour views.

                      

3.1.1  

Starting from Pirrama Road, where the last walk ended, I will continue along Johnstons Bay, along the southern side of it.

There on Pirrama Road, opposite Wharf 20 is a lift taking you up to a nice little park with a great view. I do like street lift! Also further on are steps leading to this park with a view.

From here you can overlook Pyrmont Point Park, see across Balmain and in the distance Millers Point  and further on the Harbour Bridge.

In the 1990s Pyrmont Point was an industrial site and dismantled crane parts were stored there. The artwork here which moves with the wind and swell reminds me of this bygone time. 

Now this is such a nice foreshore harbour park. 

Each year on Australia Day 

the ‘Jazz on the Harbour’ festival is staged here 

and on that day Johnstons Bay, once a very busy container terminal is filled again with boats, pleasure boats. 

3.1.2
   Along the Pyrmont side of Johnstons Bay are many new residential developments.

With lots of open green space in between it is quite pleasant to stroll along.

                                  

Some of the old buildings are kept and transformed into modern apartments and offices. 

Around the corner and there is Anzac Bridge.

Anzac Bridge replaced the other opening swing-span bridges, the Glebe Island Bridge.

Anzac Bride in 1994, on year before completion.

 This could be the end of my walk today: from Pyrmont Bridge to Anzac Bridge. 

It would not be far to the next bus stop, but that bus would take me back to the city. 

If I walk across the bridge I can catch a bus from Victoria Road directly home. 

And that way I can look at the old Glebe Island Bridge close up.

At the northern end of the bridge on each side are statues of Anzac soldier, one from Australia and one from New Zealand.

It was a long walk, but very interesting and pleasant.

3.1.3

Anzac Bridge replaced the other old opening swing-span bridges, the Glebe Island Bridge.

The new bridge was completed in 1995.

I walked up to the old bridge as close as I could get.  

                         

And then I decided to walk on and across Anzac Bridge.

                  

That way I could look at the old Glebe Island Bridge derictly below.

At the northern end of the bridge on each side are statues of Anzac soldier, one from Australia and one from New Zealand.

This was not a long walk. 
Still, after crossing Anzac Bridge and walking all along to the next bus stop
on Victoria Road I had enough for the day. 
Anyway a new part of the harbour would begin with the next walk.