Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. The iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge spans the harbour at its narrowest point between Dawes and Milsons Points. Proposals to join the north and south sides of the harbour with a bridge were first put forward in 1815 by convict architect Francis Greenway. Vehicular and passenger ferries continued to be an important form of public transport on Sydney Harbour for the remainder of the nineteenth century.
One of the on going tourist attractions of the bridge has been the south-east pylon, which is accessed via the pedestrian walkway across the bridge, and then a climb to the top of the pylon of about 200 steps. After the war, in 1948 Yvonne Rentoul opened the ‘All Australian Exhibition’ in the pylon. The pylon was reopened in 1982, with a new exhibition celebrating the bridge’s 50th anniversary. In 1987 a ‘Bicentennial Exhibition’ was opened to mark the 200th anniversary of European settlement in Australia in 1988. The pylon was closed from April to November 2000 for the Roads & Traffic Authority and BridgeClimb to create a new exhibition called ‘Proud Arch’.
Night climbs are also available. Groups of climbers are provided with protective clothing appropriate to the prevailing weather conditions and are given an orientation briefing before climbing. During the climb, attendees are secured to the bridge by a wire lifeline. Each climb begins on the eastern side of the bridge and ascends to the top. In December 2006, BridgeClimblaunched an alternative to climbing the upper arches of the bridge. The Discovery Climb allows climbers to ascend the lower chord of the bridge and view its internal structure.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
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