This week marked the passing of another year in the history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, it turned 81 years old.
It was officially opened on 19 March, 1932.
An icon around the world, in more recent times it has become a focal point for New Year celebrations as Sydney-siders herald in another year with the bridge festooned in colourful fireworks.
Of course it is more than that, it is a life-line to those travelling from the north of Sydney to the south and whilst many years ago the Sydney Harbour tunnel was built, taking vehicular traffic under the harbour, it still doesn’t match a trip over the Coat-Hangar.
And New Yorkers’ might be just left wondering where you had seen our bridge before. The design of the bridge was heavily influenced by the Hell Gate Bridge in New York.
I drive over the bridge each day on my way to work in Sydney’s central business district and I always take in the view it gives of the harbour and marvel at the engineering feat.
Of course, for those who are inclined, make sure you take the bridge climb if you ever visit Sydney – the views of Sydney Harbour are spectacular…
Crikey, you’ve just got to love Sydney, hey?
Xplore 
So is a coat hangar like somewhere superman would park his cape? 🙂
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Well maybe, but only if he ever took it off 😉
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The bridge, the harbour, all of it is amazing. Visited there years ago.
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Well you must be due to come back again soon! It is amazing and I never tire of it!
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I’m always in awe over bridges. The thought and methodology that goes into creating such a strong, sturdy foundation is a true testament to the impressiveness of the human brain. Those architects certainly must be under a lot of pressure — being tasked to build something that can hold hundreds of thousands of pounds at a time!
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And all without the aid of computers!
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beautiful!!
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My friend did the bridge climb a few years ago and she said it was amazing. You’re so lucky to have such a great commute to work. For a short while whilst I was working in Rhodes my daily commute was down the east coast of the island, past Lindos and the acropolis. I never took that view for granted 🙂
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The three of us stood lookin out over the harbour today, and truly, I was excited as the first time I saw it.
You got to love it. And like many things, there is always something new to see, you just need to look!
Cheers, Baz
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