The Sydney Harbour Bridge affectionately known as the Coathanger is considered the world's greatest arch bridge and one of Australia's best-known and photographed landmarks.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Sydney's two most famous landmarks, the other being the Opera House.
Made of steel the Sydney Harbour Bridge contains 6 million hand driven rivets. The surface area requires painting is equal to about the surface area of 60 sports fields. The Bridge has huge hinges to absorb the expansion caused by the hot Sydney sun. You will see them on either side of the bridge at the footings of the Pylons.
The official opening day on Saturday 19 March 1932 was a momentous occasion, drawing remarkable crowds (estimated between 300,000 and one million people) to the city and around the harbour foreshores.
Bridge Facts
Length of arch span - 503 metres
Width of deck - 49 metres
Clearance for Shipping - 49 metres
Height of Pylons - 89 metre above mean sea level
Total length of bridge - 1149 metres including approach spans
Number of rivets - Approximately 6,000,000
Paint required - 272,000 litres
At one time actor and comedian Paul Hogan was a rigger on the bridge.
Visiting
Recommended for all visitors to Sydney is the Pylon Lookout. Inside the Lookout is a fascinating display on how this bridge was built. Entry to the Pylon is from the pedestrian walkway on the Harbour Bridge.
You can get to the walkway via the stairs in Cumberland Street, The Rocks, or from near Milsons Point Station on the north side. The Pylon Lookout is open every day except Christmas Day.
There is a pedestrian walkway across the eastern side of the bridge that can be freely accessed, but tall wire mesh guards are fitted along the length of the walkway as a safety and security measure, which obscures views of the harbour and makes the walkway unsuitable for scenic photography.
To get good views from the bridge you either have to pay to climb the bridge for completely uninterrupted views of the whole of Sydney harbour or else pay to go up to the top of the pylon for unrestricted views of the eastern part of the harbour.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge affectionately known as the Coathanger is considered the world's greatest arch bridge and one of Australia's best-known and photographed landmarks.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Sydney's two most famous landmarks, the other being the Opera House.
Made of steel the Sydney Harbour Bridge contains 6 million hand driven rivets. The surface area requires painting is equal to about the surface area of 60 sports fields. The Bridge has huge hinges to absorb the expansion caused by the hot Sydney sun. You will see them on either side of the bridge at the footings of the Pylons.
The official opening day on Saturday 19 March 1932 was a momentous occasion, drawing remarkable crowds (estimated between 300,000 and one million people) to the city and around the harbour foreshores.
Bridge Facts
Length of arch span - 503 metres
Width of deck - 49 metres
Clearance for Shipping - 49 metres
Height of Pylons - 89 metre above mean sea level
Total length of bridge - 1149 metres including approach spans
Number of rivets - Approximately 6,000,000
Paint required - 272,000 litres
At one time actor and comedian Paul Hogan was a rigger on the bridge.
Visiting
Recommended for all visitors to Sydney is the Pylon Lookout. Inside the Lookout is a fascinating display on how this bridge was built. Entry to the Pylon is from the pedestrian walkway on the Harbour Bridge.
You can get to the walkway via the stairs in Cumberland Street, The Rocks, or from near Milsons Point Station on the north side. The Pylon Lookout is open every day except Christmas Day.
There is a pedestrian walkway across the eastern side of the bridge that can be freely accessed, but tall wire mesh guards are fitted along the length of the walkway as a safety and security measure, which obscures views of the harbour and makes the walkway unsuitable for scenic photography.
To get good views from the bridge you either have to pay to climb the bridge for completely uninterrupted views of the whole of Sydney harbour or else pay to go up to the top of the pylon for unrestricted views of the eastern part of the harbour.
