official opening of the sydney harbour bridge

approval of engineers to begin

Jan 1, 1922

In 1922, the goverment finally approved the construction of Sydney's bridge.

Construction beginning

Jul 28, 1923

The official ceremony to mark the "turning of the first sod" occurred on 28 July 1923, on the spot at Milsons Point on the north shore where two workshops to assist in building the bridge were to be constructed

3 events during construction

Aug 20, 1930

On 20 August 1930 the joining of the arches was celebrated by flying the flags of Australia and the United Kingdom (Australia at the time being very much part of the British Commonwealth) from the jibs of the creeper cranes

Official opening

Mar 19, 1932

The bridge was formally opened on Saturday 19 March 1932.