Welcome to The Alexandra Canal Cycleway Project
2 March, 2008 - 18:14 — acanaladmin
Site of future cycleway at Tempe
The Alexandra Canal stretches the 3.8km between the Cooks River at Sydney Airport, to Huntley Street in Alexandria.
NEWS:
31 March, 2008 - 12:30 — acanaladminMarch 2007: New section of cycleway completed in Archives Reach, but cyclists cannot yet access it.
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Canal History
Shea's Creek, 1886: View of Shea's Creek before it was dredged to become the Alexandra Canal Image:Macleay Museum
Alexandra Canal was once a salt marsh known as Shea's Creek. Excavation began in 1887 to transform the marshland into a canal capable of carrying barges to transport goods from the nearby brickworks, woolen mills, tanneries and foundries.
