[Photo: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia]
Wikipedia:
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 dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby
Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, New South Wales, and Australia.
The bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based
design.
Under the directions of Dr J.J.C. Bradfield
of the NSW Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by
British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough and opened in 1932. The
bridge's design was influenced by the Hell Gate Bridge in New York. It is also
the sixth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world, and it is the tallest
steel arch bridge, measuring 134 metres (440 ft) from top to water level. It
was also the world's widest long-span bridge, at 48.8 meters (160 feet) wide,
until construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver.
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