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Location:
Oceania,
Australia, Sydney
Category:
Famous Landmark
Description:
View of the Harbour Bridge, Sydney
harbour
Location Information:
The
Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel
through arch bridge across Sydney
Harbour that carries rail, vehicular
and pedestrian traffic between the
Sydney central business district (CBD)
and the North Shore. The dramatic
view of the bridge, the harbour, and
the nearby Sydney Opera House is an
iconic image of both Sydney and
Australia. The bridge is locally
nicknamed "The Coat Hanger" because
of its arch-based design.
The bridge was designed and built by
Dorman Long and Co Ltd,
Middlesbrough Teesside and Cleveland
Bridge, Darlington, County Durham
and opened in 1932. Until 1967 it
was the city's tallest
structure.[citation needed]
According to Guinness World Records,
it is the world's widest long-span
bridge and it is the tallest steel
arch bridge, measuring 134 metres
(440 ft) from top to water
level.[citation needed] It is also
the fifth-longest spanning-arch
bridge in the world.
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