Sydney Harbour Bridge

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 Sydney Harbour Bridge, also known as the 'Coathanger'. It was opened on March 19th 1932 after six years of construction. This beautiful body is made of steel, and amazing fact is that it contains 6 million hand driven pins. The surface area that requires painting is equal to about the surface area of 60 sports fields.

Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's largest, but not longest, steel arch bridge, and, in its gorgeous Harbour location, has become a famous international symbol of Australia.

Its total length including approach spans is 1149 metres and its arch span is 503 metres. The top of the arch is 134 metres above sea level and the clearance for shipping under the deck is a spacious 49 metres. The total steelwork weighs 52,800 tonnes, including 39,000 tonnes in the arch. The 49 metre wide deck makes Sydney Harbour Bridge the widest Longspan Bridge in the world.

The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia.