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Created on: 19/05/99
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Sydney Harbour Bridge

"The Old Coat Hanger"
Built: 1923 - 1932
Status: in use
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Harbour Bridge
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
suspended deck, two-hinged
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Railroad bridge [railway bridge]

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Original design John Job Crew Bradfield
Designer Sir Ralph Freeman
Engineer Gilbert Roberts
Consulting engineer Georges Camille Imbault

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Construction Dorman, Long and Co. Ltd.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
arch  steel
Dimensions
  main span 503 m
  clearance 52.4 m
Quantities used in construction
  structural steel 38 390 t
Cost
  cost of construction £ 6 250 000

Chronology
1921
First design specification for cantilever span only.
1923
Second design specification allows for cantilever or arch alternatives.
Mid of 1923
The New South Wales government starts their work on the approaches.
October 1930
Arch is completed
19 March 1932
Opening.
1988
The construction costs of the bridge are finally recovered by the toll income.

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Sydney Harbour Bridge English
External LinkBernd Nebel: Brücken Weltweit: Die Sydney Harbor Bridge German
External LinkBridge Postcard Collector's: Sydney Harbour Bridge (I) English
External LinkBridge Postcard Collector's: Sydney Harbour Bridge (II) English
External LinkBridge Pros: Sydney Harbour Bridge English
External LinkBridgeClimb - The Sydney Harbour Bridge English
External LinkHarbour Bridge Webcam German
External LinkiCivilEngineer: Sydney Harbour Bridge English
External LinkSydney Harbour Bridge Climbing Tours English
External LinkTechnology in Australia 1788-1988: The Sydney Harbour Bridge English
External LinkVikipedija: Sidnėjaus uosto tiltas Lithuanian
External LinkWikipedia: Cầu cảng Sydney Vietnamese
External LinkWikipédia: Harbour Bridge French
External LinkWikipedia: Jembatan Sydney Harbour Indonesian
External LinkWikipédia: Ponte da Baía de Sydney Portuguese
External LinkWikipedia: Puente del puerto de Sídney Spanish
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge Swedish
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge Italian
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge English
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge German
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge Dutch / Flemish
External LinkWikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge Polish
External LinkWikipédia: Sydneyský prístavný most Slovak
External LinkWikipedia: גשר נמל סידני Hebrew
External LinkWikipedia: پل بندرگاه سیدنی Farsi
External LinkWikipedie: Harbour Bridge Czech
External LinkWikipedija: Sydneyjski pristaniški most Slovenian
External LinkВикипедија: Сиднејски мост Serbian
External LinkВикипедија: Сиднејски пристанишен мост Macedonian
External LinkВикипедия: Мост Харбор-Бридж (Сидней) Russian
External Linkウィキペディア: ハーバーブリッジ Japanese
External Link维基百科: 悉尼港湾大桥 Chinese
External Link위키백과: 시드니 하버 브리지 Korean

Relevant Literature
* Fast clamps get walkers on the move, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2004, n. 34 v. 10 .
* Modern coating system for historic favourite, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2003, n. 33 v. 9 .
* Sydney celebrated, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2007, n. 46 v. 13 .
* Le pont actuellement en construction à Sydney (Australie), in "La Technique des Travaux", October 1928, n. 10 v. 4 .
* Bradfield, J.J.C.   The Sydney Harbour Bridge and approaches, in "Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" v. 238 .
* Dupré, Judith   Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 76-77.
* Dupré, Judith   Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 76-77.
* Dupré, Judith   Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004109; pp. 76-77.
* Freeman, Ralp   Sydney Harbour Bridge: design of structure and foundations, in "Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" v. 238 .
* Freeman, Ralph   Sydney Harbour Bridge: Manufacture of structural steelwork and erection of the Bridge, in "Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" v. 238 .
* Freeman, Ralph   Syndey Harbor Bridge Completed, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", April 1932, n. 4 v. 2 .
* Gain, Louis   Deux grands arcs de 500 mètres d'ouverture: le pont Kill van Kull à New-York et le mont de Sydney en Australie, in "La Technique des Travaux", June 1931, n. 6 v. 7 .
* Graf, Bernhard   Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 86-87.
* Graf, Bernhard   Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 86-87.
* Lalor, Peter   The Bridge, Allen & Unwin, Sydney (Australia) , ISBN 1741142288, 2005.
* Mackaness, Caroline   Bridging Sydney, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia) , ISBN 1876991224, 2006.
* Pain, J. F.   Sydney Harbour Bridge: calculations for the steel superstructure, in "Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" v. 238 .
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 286-287.

 
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