Case study: Jim Somerville Bridge, Narrabeen Lagoon

Narrabeen Lagoon is the largest coastal lagoon in Sydney. It is a precious natural asset and recreational resource enjoyed by canoeists, windsurfers, paddle boarders, swimmers, fishers, day trippers and residents. Stage 1 of the Narrabeen Lagoon Trail was completed in 2011. Stage 2 was the missing link that finally allowed complete circumnavigation of the lagoon. 

It was also the most complex stage of the development, requiring the construction of two bridges across bushland creeks and the resumption of land used by the Sydney Academy of Sport & Recreation and Cromer Golf Club. All with minimal disruption of the fragile riparian zone, the interface between the land and water.