Opening of shb

Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge

By nickmoureas

  • a competition was launched to find a suitable design.

    There had been plans to build a bridge as early as 1815, when Francis Greenway proposed that a bridge be built across the harbour. Nothing came of this. , There were many entries, but none was accepted owing to low standards.
  • The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland Bridge, Darlington, County Durham.

    The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd, Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland Bridge, Darlington, County Durham.

    Until 1967 it was the city's tallest structure.
  • According to Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long-span bridge

    According to Guinness World Records, it is the world's widest long-span bridge

    It is the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres (440 ft) from top to water level. It is also the fifth-longest spanning-arch bridge in the world.

  • The Sydney Harbour Bridge

    is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore.

  • The arch

    is composed of two 28-panel arch trusses; their heights vary from 18 m (59 ft) at the centre of the arch to 57 m (187 ft) at the ends next to the pylons.