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BridgeClimb VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Thousands of people
have enjoyed the Practical Information
spectacular bridge- 3 Cumberland Street. Map 1 B1.
top views after a 3.5- BridgeClimb: Tel (02) 82 74 7777.
hour guided tour up Open See website. Pylon Look-
ladders, catwalks and out: Tel (02) 9240 1100. Open
finally the upper arch 10am–5pm daily. Closed 25 Dec.
of the bridge. A 2.5- & = ∑ bridgeclimb.com
hour “Express Climb”
is also available. Transport
@ All routes to Circular Quay, 311.
g Circular Quay.  Circular
Quay, Milsons Point.
Over 150,000 vehicles
cross the bridge each Bridge Workers
day, about 15 times as The bridge was built by
many as in 1932. 1,400 workers, 16 of
whom were killed in
accidents during
construction.

North Shore

Maintenance
Painting the bridge has
become a metaphor
for an endless task.
Approximately 30,000
litres (6,593 gal) of paint
are required for each The vertical hangers
coat, enough to cover support the slanting
an area equivalent to crossbeams which, in turn,
60 soccer pitches. carry the deck.

Father of the Bridge
Chief engineer Dr John Bradfield shakes
the hand of the driver of the first train to
cross the bridge. Over a 20-year period,
Bradfield supervised all aspects of the
bridge’s design and construction. At the
Paying the Toll opening ceremony, the highway linking
The initial toll of sixpence helped pay off the construction the harbour’s south side and northern
loan. The toll is now collected electronically and is used for suburbs was named in his honour.
maintenance and to pay for the 1992 Sydney Harbour Tunnel.