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Photo Gallery
New South Wales Road Photo
Gallery:
Former Alignment: Metroad 2 (Sydney Harbour Bridge & Bradfield
Highway)
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, also affectionately
known as the 'Coat-hanger', was opened on March 19th
1932 by Premier Jack Lang, after six years of construction.
Made of steel the bridge contains 6 million hand driven
rivets. The surface area that requires painting is equal
to about the surface area of 60 sports fields. The Bridge
has huge hinges to absorb the expansion caused by the
hot Sydney sun. You will see them on either side of
the bridge at the footings of the Pylons.
Its total length including approach
spans is 1149 metres and its arch span is 503 metres.
The top of the arch is 134 metres above sea level and
the clearance for shipping under the deck is a spacious
49 metres. The total steelwork weighs 52,800 tonnes,
including 39,000 tonnes in the arch. The 49 metre wide
deck makes Sydney Harbour Bridge the widest long span
bridge in the world.
It carries eight vehicle lanes, two train lines, a
foot way and a cycleway.
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Harbour
Bridge Sign
One of the numerous signs dotting Sydney's CBD marking
the route to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. April 2006.
Image © Jason Andrews
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Northbound
at the tolls
Looking north across the toll plaza at The Rocks, December
2004.
Image © David Whiteman
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Northbound
at the tolls
Looking north across the toll plaza at The
Rocks, December 2004.
Image © David Whiteman
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Toll
Plaza Close Up
Shot of the toll plaza at The
Rocks, December 2004.
Image © David Whiteman
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York
Street Exit
Southbound just off the harbour bridge is the York Street
exit to Sydney's CBD. Note the Queensland
style gantry over the right lanes.
Image © Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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York
Street Exit
Southbound just off the harbour bridge is the York Street
exit to Sydney's CBD. Note the Queensland
style gantry over the right lanes, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southern Toll Plaza
Looking southbound at Sydney from the cash lanes, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southern Tolls
Southbound as you leave the Harbour Bridge,
just before the York Street exit, you pay your toll.
This is the e-tag lane.
Image © Sam
Laybutt (ozroads.com.au) |
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Southern Toll Plaza
Approaching the toll booths, southbound at Sydney, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Southern Toll Plaza
Approaching the toll booths, southbound at Sydney, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Harbour
Bridge Approach
The Southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Heading in this direction requires no tolls, although
there are toll booths on this side of the road. Taken
Northbound from the Western Distributor feeder
Image © Paul Rands
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Harbour
Bridge Approach
The Southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Taken just after the Southbound tolls and shows tidal
flow signals.
Image © Paul Rands
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Southbound on the Harbour Bridge
Southbound at The Rocks on the southern section of the Harbour Bridge approaches, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Harbour
Bridge Approach
The Southern approach
to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Taken
just after the Southbound tolls.
Image © Paul
Rands |
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Harbour
Bridge Approach
The Southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Note the railway on the left and Cahill Expressway
approaches on right hand side (after concrete traffic
island and behind dual safety rail).
Image © Paul Rands
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Toll Sign
Southbound on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as you approach the toll charges sign. All vehicles are charged the same amount (southbound only) and this money is used to fund other road projects in NSW. September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands
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Harbour
Bridge Overhead Structure
Shows the Sydney Harbour Bridge's metalwork over the
road.
Apologies for the windscreen mess and blue tint.
Image © Paul Rands.
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Harbour
Bridge Overhead Structure
Shows the Sydney Harbour Bridge's metalwork over the
road
Apologies for the windscreen mess and blue tint.
Image © Paul Rands
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Harbour
Bridge
Shows the bridge looking towards about halfway along
the deck. Apologies for the windscreen mess and blue
tint.
Image © Paul Rands
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Northern Approach
The northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Milsons Point, September 2006.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Northern Approach
The northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Milsons Point, September 2006. Note Milson's Point Railway Station on the right of shot.
Image © Paul Rands |
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Harbour
Bridge from Dawes Point
We are beside the Sydney Harbour Bridge on its eastern
side on Hickson Road at Dawes Point, looking north.
February 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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Harbour
Bridge from Dawes Point
We are directly under the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Hickson
Road at Dawes Point, looking North. February 2005.
Image © Paul Rands
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