Lapstone Zig Zag, Sydney

Name: Lapstone Zig Zag
Address: Sydney, Australia

#236 among attractions in Sydney

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The Lapstone Zig Zag was a zig zag railway built between Emu Plains and Blaxland stations on the Main Western line of New South Wales in Australia. Constructed between 1863 and 1865 to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb up the eastern side of the Blue Mountains, the zig zag and associated Knapsack Viaduct, a sandstone arch viaduct, were designed by John Whitton, Engineer-in-Charge of New South Wales Government Railways, and were built by William Watkins. The zig zag was listed on the Blue Mountains local government heritage register on 27 December 1991; while the adjacent Knapsack Viaduct was listed on the New South Wales Heritage Database on 2 April 1999. The Lapstone ZigZag was the world-first ZigZag constructed on any main-line railway. ()

Opened: 1867 (158 years ago)Length: 118 mCoordinates: 33°45'31"S, 150°38'10"E

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Lapstone Zig Zag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve, Glenbrook Lagoon, Glenbrook.

~610 mNW
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Lennox Bridge, Sydney
10 min walk • The Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries the Mitchell's Pass across Brookside Creek, located at Glenbrook, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by David Lennox and built from 1832 to 1833 by James Randall and other convicts.
1.3 kmSW
Botanical garden
Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve, Sydney
21 min walk • The Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve is a small botanical garden and arboretum of around 2 hectares in Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia, featuring Australian native plants, principally those indigenous to the Blue Mountains.
1.9 kmW
Lake
Glenbrook Lagoon, Sydney
30 min walk • Glenbrook Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon located in Glenbrook, New South Wales at the foot of the Blue Mountains. It is heritage-listed.
1.5 kmSW
City
Glenbrook, Sydney
25 min walk • Glenbrook is a township of the Lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 63 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains.
1.4 kmS
Sport venue, Sport, Field
Lapstone Oval, Sydney
22 min walk • Lapstone Oval is a sports precinct in Lapstone, New South Wales. It supports sport all year round. The name Lapstone Oval covers all of the 3 different types of sporting facilities and not just the rugby field as is thought by some people, however the mightiest club in Subbies Rugby calls Lapstone Oval home.