Macquarie Culvert
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CarriesPedestrian traffic
LocaleRoyal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Official nameMacquarie Culvert
Macquarie Culvert | |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′54″S 151°13′1.7″E / 33.86500°S 151.217139°E |
| Carries | Pedestrian traffic |
| Locale | Royal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Official name | Macquarie Culvert |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1813 |
| Construction end | 1816 |
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The Macquarie Culvert is a double brick culvert under the original Mrs Macquarie's Road (also known as Lady Macquarie's Road[1]) in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia.[2] The culvert was probably built at the same time as the original road, between 1813 and 1816,[1] making it almost certainly the oldest bridge in Australia.[2]
The original Mrs Macquarie's Road ran from the original Government House (now the Museum of Sydney) to Yurong or Anson Point,[3][4] now known as Mrs Macquarie's Point.[1][2] It was built on the instruction of Governor Lachlan Macquarie for the benefit of his wife Elizabeth.[2] There is no other remaining evidence of the original road.[1]
