Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. The dramatic water vista of the bridge together with the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. It was opened on 19 March 1932. Its design was used as a basis for the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, England, which is almost identical, except to a smaller scale, which resulted in it being completed 4 years earlier than the Sydney bridge in 1928.

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Sydney - Australia - Central business district - Sydney Harbour - Sydney Opera House - Iconic - 19 March - 1932 - Tyne Bridge - Newcastle - England - 1928

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The bridge is affectionately known as "the Coathanger" by many Sydney residents on account of its arch-based design.

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It was the city's tallest structure until 1967.

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One source of disappointment for those who had enjoyed waking up and feeling the beautiful sea breeze as they viewed the longest bridge in the world was the discovery that the Bayonne Bridge in the United States, opened on 15 November 1931, was 70 cm (or 2.3 feet) longer. However, that fact was not generally known, and millions of Australian school children throughout the next 50 years were taught, erroneously, that the Sydney Harbour Bridge was the world's longest single-arch bridge. However, it remains the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge.

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Bayonne Bridge - United States - 15 November - 1931

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