Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most well known and photographed landmarks. It is the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge with the top of the bridge standing 134 metres above the harbour. It is fondly known by the locals as the 'Coathanger' because of its arch-based design. Sydney Harbour Bridge

A history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

It was as ahead of schedule as 1815 that Francis Greenway proposed building an extension from the northern toward the southern shore of the harbor. Sydney Harbour Bridge

It set aside eventually for this to turn into a reality with configuration entries welcomed in 1900. All the entries were viewed as unsatisfactory thus the force for the scaffold intersection halted. Sydney Harbour Bridge

Then again, after the First World War more genuine arrangements were made, with a general outline for the Sydney Harbor Bridge arranged by Dr J C Bradfield and officers of the NSW Department of Public Works. The New South Wales Government then welcomed overall tenders for the development of the Bridge in 1922 and the agreement was let to English firm Dorman Long and Co of Middlesbrough. Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbor Bridge development began in 1924 and took 1,400 men eight years to manufacture at an expense of 4.2 million. Six million hand driven bolts and 53,000 tons of steel were utilized as a part of its development. It now conveys eight movement paths and two rail lines, one in every heading, except at the season of its development the two eastern paths were cable car tracks. They were changed over to street activity when Sydney shut down its cable car framework in the 1950s. Sydney Harbour Bridge

Source: www.australia.gov.au