Sydney Harbour Bridge

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia, renowned for its massive span across Sydney Harbour and its status as a national symbol.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
railway bridge
road bridge
steel arch bridge
through arch bridge
tourist attraction
archHeight 134 m
architect Norman Selfe
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
trains
city Sydney
completionDate 1932
connects North Shore
Sydney central business district
constructedBy Dorman Long and Co Ltd
constructionStartDate 1923
country Australia
crosses Sydney Harbour
designer John Bradfield
engineer John Bradfield
footpaths 2 footpaths
hasFeature Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
arch
granite pylons
hasToll yes
heritageStatus listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register
listed on the Register of the National Estate (former)
length 1149 m
location Australia
New South Wales
Sydney
mainSpanLength 503 m
maintainedBy Transport for NSW
material concrete
steel
nickname The Coathanger
officialName Sydney Harbour Bridge
openingDate 1932-03-19
owner Transport for NSW
parallelStructure Sydney Harbour Tunnel
partOf Sydney Harbour
railTracks 2 rail tracks
symbolOf Australia
Sydney
tollAppliesTo southbound traffic
trafficLanes 8 road lanes
usedFor New Year’s Eve fireworks displays
width about 49 m


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