• Title
  Series 09: Competition plans for Sydney Harbour Bridge, first, second and third competitions, 1899-1903 / by Norman Selfe
• Creator
  Norman Selfe, 1839-1911
• Call number
  PXD 500
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1899-1903
• Type of material
  Architectural and Technical Drawings
• Reference code
  825437
• Issue Copy
  Partly Digitised
• Physical Description
  58 architectural drawings - various sizes
  
• Scope and Content
  First Competition, 1899-1901
  f. 1 Design for Steel Arched Bridge from Sydney to North Sydney for road, railway and tramway traffic. A view of the design
  and description of its features (1899).
  f. 2 Sketch Design of Bridges entered by Norman Selfe and German Colleagues.
  f. 3 Blueprint of the six designs for Sydney Harbour Bridge Competition in 1900. Each design is individually titled:
  Sablazo, In Suspense, Funfgelenhbogen, United Sydney, Ex Conjunctione Formitas, Ex Conjunctione Formitas.
  f. 4 Blueprint of the six designs for Sydney Harbour Bridge Competition in 1900. Each design is individually titled:
  Sablazo, In Suspense, Funfgelenhbogen, United Sydney, Ex Conjunctione Formitas, Ex Conjunctione Formitas.
  f. 5 Blueprint designs of three bridges entered in the first competition. Sablazo, Ex Conjunctione Formitas Design no. 1,
  Ex Conjunctione Formitas Design no. 3.
  f. 6 Blueprint of design for United Sydney.
  f. 7 Blueprint design for Funfgelenhbogen.
  f. 8 Blueprint design for In Suspense.
  f. 9 Table of time of Completion for Suspension Bridge from Sydney to North Sydney. (Table is written in German, an English
  translation is written below German) 1900.
  f. 10 Map of Approach Routes to Bridge entitled Mr Dean's Western Route, 1900.
  f. 11 Sydney Harbour Bridge - Typical cross-section showing arrangment of desk. Profile showing minimum clear headway to be
  provided in main span. Printed at Department of Lands, 1901. Signed by J. Davis, the Chairman of the Advisory Board.
  
  Second Competition, 1902
  f. 12 Plate No. 10 - Three Arch Design for Sydney Harbour Brdige - Main Piers.
  f. 13 Plate No. 18 - Suspension Design for Sydney Harbour Bridge - Diagram of Estimated foundations showing: Sections AB -
  Sections CD - Plan.
  f. 14 Plate No. 19 - Arrangement of Plant for Sheet Piling of Pier foundations - Vertical Section - Plan.
  f. 15 Arrangements of Plant for Sheet Piling of Pier Foundations - Vertical section - Plan of Punt - Plan on Staging
  f. 16 No. 19503 - Plan of foundations of piers for Cantilever Bridge, 1902.
  f. 17 No. 21428 - Foundation through rammed iron piles, 1902
  f. 18 No. 21466 - Proposal for the foundations in depths of 50m, 1902
  f. 19 No. 21467 - Proposal for the foundations in depths of 50m, 1902
  f. 20 No. 21550 - Partial freezing method. On side of plan is a timetable for freezing for four piles, 1902.
  (ff. 16-20 are written in German)
  
  Third Competition, 1903 - Cantilever Bridge
  f. 21 Perspective of Cantilever bridge - cross-sectional view.
  f. 22 Plate No. 1 - Plan and general view of Bridge.
  f. 23 Plate No. 1b & c - Plan and general view of Bridge.
  f. 24 Plate No. 1b & c - Plan and general view of Bridge.
  f. 25 Plate No. 4 - Longitudinal levelling.
  f. 26 Plate No. 5 - View of entrance to main bridge and cross section of bridge near tower.
  f. 27 Plate No. 6 - Elevations of Pylane.
  f. 28 Plate No. 7 - Construction of floor with intermediate cross girders: View of trussed railing - View of railway
  stringer - View of tramway stringer - View of roadway stringer - View of cross girder - Detail of rail bearing on cross
  girder.
  f. 29 Plate No. 8 - Construction of floor with intermediate cross girders: Transverse sections showing the secondary
  bracings - Topview of the floor.
  f. 30 Plate No. 9 - Construction of the floor without intermediate Cross Girder: View of cross girder - Floor
  construction of the Approch Spans - Transverse section.
  f. 31 Plate No. 10 - Construction of the floor without Intermediate Cross girder: Outer footway stringer with railing -
  Floor stringer AB - General topview - Floor stringer CD - Transverse section of bridge showing the secondary cross beams.
  f. 32 Plate No. 11 - Upper Windbraking - Cross sections of bridge on various points.
  f. 33 Plate No. 13A - Main Land Piers. Double Tower Design: Plan - Girder side - Cantilever side - Intermediate girder -
  Longitudinal elevation - Section of Tower.
  f. 34 Plate No. 13B - Main Land Pier, Dawes Point.- Plan at DD - Elevation looking South - Longitudinal elevation.
  f. 35 Plate No. 20 - Intermediate pier for Northern approach:- Plan on top - Cross elevation - Section at AB - Cross
  section - Longitudinal section.
  f. 36 Colour print of Accepted Design of North Shore Bridge, 1903, with notes.
  f. 37 B/W print of Accepted Design of North Shore Bridge, 1903, with notes
  f. 38 B/W print of Accepted Design of North Shore Bridge, 1903, with notes.
  f. 39 Artists impression of Cantilever Bridge.
  f. 40 Artists impression of Bridge Piers.
  
  Road to Normanhurst Station, 1923
  f. 41 Portion of Normanhurst, Shire of Hornsby, Parish of South Colah, County of Cumberland showing proposed roads opening
  up communication with Normanhurst station, 1922.
  f. 42 Plan of properties at Normanhurst showing proposed new roads of access to Railway Station.
  f. 43 Rough plan of the properties adjacent to Normanhurst Platform, Old Hornsby.
  f. 44 Section on Centre line of New Road from Normanhurst Station to Edwards Road.
  
  Second Competition 1902
  f. 45 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 45a Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 46 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 47 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 48 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 49 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 50 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 51 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 52 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 53 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 54 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 55 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 56 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  f. 57 Blueprints for 2nd Competition - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1902.
  
• Finding Aids
  Contents list available on open access in the Mitchell Library. -
• General note
  
  Digital order no:a974001
• Topic
  architectural competitions
  architectural rendering
  design (technology)
  bridges
  
• Place
  Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  
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