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Lennox Bridge - NSW

Lennox Bridge

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -33.754318 150.632401

DMS: 33º 45' 15.55" S 150º 37' 56.64" E

UTM: 56 H 6262566mN 280706mE

Altitude: 194.87m

Place Type

Heritage - Historic Site

Location

54.38kms West of Sydney - Driving 59.7 km (49 mins)
217.75kms NorthEast of Canberra - Driving 286 km (2 hours 51 mins)
682.07kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 877 km (8 hours 25 mins)
733.3kms South of Brisbane - Driving 955 km (10 hours 16 mins)

Address & Contact

Mitchells Pass
Glenbrook NSW 2773

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Information

Major Thomas Mitchell surveyed and recommended a road to be built up the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains. Mitchell wanted to build a strong and durable stone bridge which could withstand fire and flood, the destroyers of so many wooden structures in the colony. Unfortunately there were no suitable and highly skilled people thought to be in Australia. Luck would have it that a chance meeting with Mitchell and Scottish immigrant and master stone mason David Lennox began. After arriving in Sydney in June 1832, Lennox was currently working on a stone wall for the Legislative Council Chambers in Macquarie Street, Sydney. Lennox had 20 years experience and decided to join Thomas Mitchell to plan, design and build the Lennox Bridge which was completed in 1833.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Penrith at 02/07:30am EST

Distance from Lennox Bridge 5.74km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.3°C	13.0°C	75%	9.9°C	hPa	1.2mm	SSW	7km/hr 4knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Penrith Lakes Aws

Distance from Lennox Bridge 5.74km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.8	29.5	27.4	24.4	20.9	18.1	17.6	19.8	23.2	25.5	27.1	29.1
Mean Min. °C	18.5	18.5	16.6	13.0	9.3	6.7	5.5	6.2	9.3	12.0	14.9	16.9
Mean Rain mm	91.2	135.1	71.6	41.6	42.0	52.5	32.1	27.5	33.4	56.5	82.1	55.6