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BridgeClimb
Thousands of people VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
have enjoyed the
spec tacular bridge- Practical Information
top views after a 21/2- Map 1 B1. Pylon Lookout and
Museum: Tel 9240 1100. Open
or 31/2 -hour guided 10am–5pm daily. Closed 25 Dec.
tour up ladders, cat- & ∑ pylonlookout.com.au
walks and finally the ∑ bridgeclimb.com
upper arch of the
bridge (see p55). Transport
@ all routes to Circular Quay,
311. g Circular Quay.
 Cir cular Quay (City Centre),
Milsons Point (North Shore).
Over 150,000 vehicles
cross the bridge each
day, about 15 times as Bridge Workers
many as in 1932. The bridge was built by 1,400
workers, 16 of whom were killed
in accidents during construction.

North Shore

Maintenance
Painting the bridge has
become a meta phor
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,
60 soccer pitches. in turn, 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
Paying the Toll bridge’s design and construction. At the
The initial toll of sixpence helped pay off the construction opening ceremony, the highway linking
loan. The toll is now used for maintenance and to pay for the harbour’s south side and northern
the 1992 Sydney Harbour Tunnel. suburbs was named in his honour.

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