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Sydney
Harbour
New
South Wales
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The
World famous bridge is the worlds largest steel arch bridge .Designed
and built between 1924 and 1932 by Dorman Long & Co. Middlesbrough
England, the value of the contract was ŁA4,217,721.11s.10d.
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The
deck is 160ft.(49m.)wide and carries a footpath,a cycleway,two train
tracks and eight vehicle lanes.It is estimated that in the1980`s the
bridge was carrying 35 million passengers a year.To relieve the congestion
on the bridge the Sydney Harbour tunnel was opened in September 1992
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Connecting
Sydney on the south shore with it`s northern suburbs and having an
arch span of 1,650ft.(505m.) making together with it`s approach spans
a total of 3735ft.(1149m.) The arch height from sea level is 435ft.(134m.)Total
weight of steelworks is 52,800 tonnes including 6,000,000 rivets.The
official opening day was 19/03/1932 by N.S.W.Premier J.Lang, however
immediately prior to the opening Captain F De Groot entered Australian
folk history by slashing the tape with his sword.
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