Sydney AttractionsArt Gallery of NSW Barangaroo Fort Denison – Muddawahnyuh Martin Place Queen Victoria Building – QVB St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney City of Escalators Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Hyde Park Sydney Monuments & Memorials Sydney Northern Beaches Sydney Opera House Sydney Tower Sydney Town Hall The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Wynyard Park

Nicknamed “The Coathanger”, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge, that spans Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) on the south side to the North Shore. The southern end of the bridge is located at Dawes Point in The Rocks area, and the northern end at Milsons Point on the lower North Shore.

Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney NSW
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney NSW

The Sydney Harbour Bridge, together with the nearby Sydney Opera House, located on the Sydney Harbour is one of those iconic images that conjures up Sydney and Australia and used endlessly in commercial and tourism promotions.

Because of its arch-based design, the bridge carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House NSW

View of Sydney Harbour Bridge from Observatory Hill Park, located west of the Harbour Bridge.

Sydney Harbour Bridge (from Observatory Hill Park), Sydney NSW
Sydney Harbour Bridge (from Observatory Hill Park), Sydney NSW

View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from Barangaroo on the western side of the harbour bridge in Sydney.

Sydney Harbour Bridge (from Barangaroo), Sydney NSW
Sydney Harbour Bridge (from Barangaroo), Sydney NSW

Footnote & References

  1. National Heritage Places – The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australian Government, https://www.dcceew.gov.au/parks-heritage/heritage/places/national/sydney-harbour-bridge
  2. BridgeClimb Sydney, BridgeClimb, https://www.bridgeclimb.com/
  3. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge

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