"on 9 December 1926 with the first suburban electric service running between Central station and Oatley on the Illawarra line. In the same year, the first underground railway was constructed north from Central station to St James in Sydney's central business district. Electric trains that had previously terminated at Central station continued north, diving underground at the Goulburn Street tunnel portal, stopping at Museum station and then terminating at St James. Other lines were soon electrified. Also, in conjunction with the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge which opened in 1932, an additional four-track underground line was constructed from Central"
"cables used to hold up the incomplete halves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its construction. When the bridge opened it had the longest span of any suspension bridge in Australia. The bridge was opened on 14 February 1936 by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, with the final cost (anchorage to anchorage) coming to ₤85,000. The bridge was operated by as a toll bridge until the 1960s, with a toll collection booth located at the Northern (Indooroopilly) end (see the video link below). During that time, the bridge was known as the ""Indooroopilly Toll Bridge"". It was operated"
"Harbour Bridge in 1932, ""Kuttabul"" and ""Koompartoo"" were laid up, but were later made available for tourist cruises on the harbour. After the outbreak of World War II, ""Kuttabul"" was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy on 7 November 1940, and moored at the Garden Island naval base to provide accommodation for Allied naval personnel while they awaited transfer to their ships. On the night of 31 May-1 June 1942, three ""Ko-hyoteki"" class midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy entered Sydney Harbour with the intention of attacking Allied warships. Only one of the submarines, designated ""M-24"", was able to"
"conservation issues. After nearly ten years of research and development, BridgeClimb Sydney was officially launched on 1 October 1998. At that time, BridgeClimb was the first tourism operator on a bridge anywhere in the world. In October 2009, BridgeClimb Sydney opened the Sydney Harbour Bridge Visitor Centre. The Visitor Centre houses a Bridge Exhibition and a high definition Bridge Cinema. The Bridge exhibition houses the stories of the Sydney Harbour Bridge through exhibits and interactive displays. This includes the stories of the engineers, designers, skilled tradesmen and labourers and the 16 men that lost their lives during its construction. The"
"the Harbour Bridge opened in 1932, and then on the worker's services to Cockatoo Island and later Mosman and Taronga Zoo services. In June 1964, the ""Kanangra"" collided with the Japanese freighter ""Awata Maru"" off Kirribilli. In November 1984, it collided with the ""North Head"" off the Opera House. ""Kanangra"" was withdrawn in 1985 and moored adjacent to the Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour. After plans to restore it as a Bicentennial project were dropped, it was donated to the Sydney Heritage Fleet in 1987 moving to Rozelle Bay. It has been placed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels."
"Sydney Harbour Bridge transport link"". Webcams: Images: Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a heritage-listed 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 dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia itself. The bridge is nicknamed ""The Coathanger"" because of its arch-based design. Under the direction of Dr John Bradfield of the NSW Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm"
"of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In 1982, the construction of Penang Bridge officially began. The bridge was constructed by the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company (Korea) Ltd from South Korea and the United Engineers Malaysia Berhad. During construction, a two-man made island at South Channel was created for the construction of the cable stayed bridge and the Gelugor coastline was reclaimed into cape for the construction of the Gelugor interchange. On 3 August 1985, the Penang Bridge was officially opened by the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad. He drove across the bridge in a red"
"used the Westlink M7, Cross City Tunnel and the Lane Cove Tunnel. This measure has substantially eased the traffic jams heading towards the electronic gantries, and providing increased convenience and time savings. The Sydney Harbour Tunnel attracts a varying toll (that was introduced in 2009) of between A$2.50 and A$4.00, depending on the time of day. The toll is levied on the southbound approach to the tunnel entrance. Sydney Harbour Tunnel The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel in Sydney, Australia. The tunnel was completed and opened to traffic in August 1992 to provide a second vehicular crossing"
"the newly constructed Sydney Harbour Bridge. Upholding his vow, de Groot mounted a chestnut horse borrowed from the daughter of New Guard fellow Albert Reichard, and on 19 March 1932 rode to the opening ceremony of 300,000 people where, on horseback and dressed in his military uniform, he was able to blend in with the escort party of New South Wales Lancers. Before Lang could cut the ribbon to formally open the bridge, de Groot rode forward and drew his ceremonial sword, making to cut the ribbon and declare the bridge open ""in the name of the decent and respectable"
"are installed; drivers observe the far end and wait or enter the bridge using a set of unwritten rules that usually function well. It was built in 1883 by the Ovingham Bridge Company and replaced the earlier ferry. The steel tubes are marked Dorman Long Middlesbrough, the firm that designed and built the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Tyne Bridge. It was originally opened and operated as a toll bridge until 1945. The toll house has long since been demolished. It was located on the downstream side at the southern end of the bridge. In 1974 a footbridge was erected"
"September 1909, a new line was opened from McMahons Point to Victoria Cross, North Sydney and a new direct route was opened via what is now the Pacific Highway from Victoria Cross to Crows Nest. Services to Lane Cove and Chatswood were altered to operate to and from McMahons Point via the new direct route to Crows Nest, in conjunction with the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In March, 1932 the Sydney Harbour Bridge with its associated railway and tramway tracks was opened and services from Lane Cove to the CBD were diverted to operate to and from Wynyard"
"by a composite concrete running deck, and completed in 1987. The second bridge carries southbound traffic, with the original bridge carrying northbound traffic only. It was officially opened on 25 November 1988 by Premier Nick Greiner and Federal Minister For Transport Ralph Willis. Before the original bridge was constructed, the Parramatta River was crossed in this area by a vehicular punt, just downstream of the railway bridge. The southern ramp still exists near the southern end of the railway bridge, however the northern ramp has been covered over by Meadowbank ferry wharf. The Hexham Bridge, located northeast of Sydney and"
"Sydney Harbour Tunnel The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel in Sydney, Australia. The tunnel was completed and opened to traffic in August 1992 to provide a second vehicular crossing of Sydney Harbour to alleviate congestion on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is the only tunnel under the harbour, although there are plans to build a set of rail tunnels. The tunnel joins the Warringah Freeway at North Sydney, and the Cahill Expressway at the entrance to the Domain Tunnel. It has two lanes in each direction, and runs at an angle of approximately thirty degrees (North to"
"Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a heritage-listed 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 dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia itself. The bridge is nicknamed ""The Coathanger"" because of its arch-based design. Under the direction of Dr John Bradfield of the NSW Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough"
"the coming Sydney Harbour Bridge turning York and Clarence Streets in the major city thoroughfares. Company letterhead even showed the building as being ""...on the Harbour Bridge Highway."" Broadway had been affected by the shift of the city's commercial district toward Circular Quay and the changing public transport routes away from Sydney's South end, and so the Grace Building was to be the company's saviour. The Grace Building was officially opened by Sydney Lord Mayor Ernest Marks on 3 July 1930. York Street never became the shopping thoroughfare the Grace Brothers had envisaged and, combined with the effects of the"
"Spit Bridge The Spit Bridge, a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across the Middle Harbour, is located northeast of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge carries The Spit Road (A8) from a point called The Spit, and connects the suburbs of Mosman, on the south bank and Seaforth, on the north bank. Sydney's Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches were serviced by a punt operating from The Spit since the late nineteenth century up until 1924. In 1924, The (first) Spit Bridge was completed and opened. By 1927 the"
"structure. From the apex of the lower chord, climbers ascend a staircase to a platform at the summit. Since the opening, the bridge has been the focal point of much tourism and national pride. In 1982 the bridge celebrated the 50th anniversary of its opening. For the first time since its opening in 1932, the bridge was closed to most vehicles with the exception of vintage vehicles, and pedestrians were allowed full access for the day. The celebrations were attended by Edward Judge, who represented Dorman Long. Australia's bicentennial celebrations on 26 January 1988 attracted large crowds in the bridge's"
"to provide a fixed crossing of Sydney Harbour. The project also included the first Gladesville Bridge (1881) and Iron Cove Bridge (1882). The earlier Fig Tree Bridge was located about to the west of the new bridge. Its southern abutment, which still exists, has a viewing platform accessible from the end of Joubert Street, Hunters Hill. The wheel that once operated the opening span stands in memorial. The current Fig Tree Bridge, which opened in September 1963, was built in conjunction with the Tarban Creek and Gladesville bridges as part of the planned North Western Expressway linking the city with"
"the stewardship of engineer James Moore. Electrification from Riverstone to Richmond opened in August 1991. Through running to and from Sydney commenced in 1992. The North Shore line was opened on 1 January 1890 between Hornsby and St Leonards. The line was extended to the Sydney Harbour foreshore at Milsons Point in 1893. Transport between this original Milsons Point station and central Sydney was by ferry boat. The line was electrified in 1927. When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932 a new Milsons Point station (on the bridge approach) came into operation and the North Shore Line was"
"Hobart Bridge The Hobart Bridge was a pontoon bridge that crossed the River Derwent, connecting the eastern and western Shores of the City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Plans for a bridge to link the Derwent River’s two shores near Hobart date back to 1832. It was not until 1943 that the first bridge was completed, the Hobart floating bridge and lift span. The bridge was opened to toll traffic on 22 December 1943 and the collection of tolls continued until midnight on 31 December 1948. Soon after its opening a violent storm blew in and damaged a section of the"
"Ryde Bridge The Ryde Bridge, also called the Uhrs Point Bridge, comprising a steel truss inoperable vertical-lift bridge (northbound) that spans the Parramatta River and a concrete fixed-span bridge (southbound), is located west of the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The two bridges carry six lanes of the A3 from in Sydney's Northern Suburbs to in Sydney's Inner West. The original Ryde Bridge was opened on 7 December 1935 by the Premier Bertram Stevens, accompanied by the Mayor of Ryde. The original bridge is a lift bridge, which was required to allow shipping to pass"
"been used several times since as a framework from which to hang static fireworks, especially during the elaborate New Year's Eve displays. In 2005 Mark Webber drove a Williams-BMW Formula One car across the bridge. In 2007, the 75th anniversary of its opening was commemorated with an exhibition at the Museum of Sydney, called ""Bridging Sydney"". An initiative of the Historic Houses Trust, the exhibition featured dramatic photographs and paintings with rare and previously unseen alternative bridge and tunnel proposals, plans and sketches. On 18 March 2007, the Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrated its 75th anniversary. The occasion was marked with"
"which spans the Hunter River is very similar to Ryde Bridge. Ryde Bridge The Ryde Bridge, also called the Uhrs Point Bridge, comprising a steel truss inoperable vertical-lift bridge (northbound) that spans the Parramatta River and a concrete fixed-span bridge (southbound), is located west of the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The two bridges carry six lanes of the A3 from in Sydney's Northern Suburbs to in Sydney's Inner West. The original Ryde Bridge was opened on 7 December 1935 by the Premier Bertram Stevens, accompanied by the Mayor of Ryde. The original bridge is"
"1770. Endeavour Bridge Endeavour Bridge is a road crossing of Cooks River, close to Botany Bay, in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It carries General Holmes Drive, which links Kingsford-Smith Airport at Mascot to Kyeemagh, and which is part of one of the two southern arterial roads from Sydney CBD. The Endeavour Bridge was opened to traffic in May 1951 as two, two-lane bridges. It was built due to the diversion of Cooks River required by the expansion of Kingsford-Smith Airport. The bridges were constructed before the water flow was diverted beneath them. In 1963 the two bridges were"
"Sydney Ferries Limited Sydney Ferries Limited operated ferry services on Sydney Harbour from 1861 until June 1951. Sydney Ferries Limited was formed in 1861 as the North Shore Ferry Company. In 1878, it was renamed as the North Shore Steam Ferry Company and in 1899, Sydney Ferries Limited. It ordered the first double-ended propeller-driven ferry in the world to be built. It progressively purchased most of the other ferry operators on Sydney Harbour. Patronage dropped from 47 million passengers per annum in 1927, to 15 million in 1933 following the opening of the Harbour Bridge. In March 1951, with the"
"opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, some people believed that the city needed to cultivate a more sophisticated image. At the time Sydney had no Opera House or symphony orchestra and one of its three live theatres was already marked for demolition, members of the Citizens of Sydney Organising Committee consulted leaders of the local musical community and devised plans for a great eisteddfod to enhance Sydney's reputation as a centre for arts. The NSW State Conservatorium and President of the NSW Music Week Committee drew up a proposal to hold a large-scale event to bring together the best"
"Pyrmont Bridge The Pyrmont Bridge, a heritage-listed swing bridge across Cockle Bay, is located in Darling Harbour, part of Port Jackson, west of the central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1902, the bridge initially carried motor vehicle traffic via the Pyrmont Bridge Road between the central business district and . Since 1981 the bridge has carried pedestrian and bicycle traffic only, as motor vehicles were diverted to adjacent freeway overpasses. The bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 June 2002. The first"
"Company and began in 1959. It was unofficially opened in October 1961, with a formal presentation by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in April 1962. A reconstruction of the bridge began in 1999 after it was found to be unable to support a European Union requirement for goods vehicle weights. The work involved building two new parallel decks while the original construction was completely rebuilt. The project was completed in late 2001 and formally opened by Princess Anne in April 2002. The extra decks have remained in use, increasing the bridge's capacity. The bridge is tolled for eastbound travel, with"
"then record depths of between below high water. The bridge officially opened on 1 May 1889. At the time, it was the longest structure to be load tested in Australia and so two distinct and separate methods were used. Firstly, optical measurements were taken of the deformation under load at the centre of each span, taken by two sets of observers positioned atop the stone piers. The second test used a water gauge to accurately measure the deformation and the amount of deflection or ""set"" for each span. Load testing was carried out on 24 April 1889 in the presence"
"Railway Square road overbridge The Railway Square road overbridge is a heritage-listed road overbridge carrying George Street over the former Darling Harbour goods railway line at Railway Square in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by RailCorp, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. On 26 September 1855, the day of the opening of the first passenger rail line between Sydney and Parramatta, the direct goods line"
"completed in 1996 and is the main arterial link between the inner west and Sydney city. Below the bridge lies its predecessor, the Glebe Island Bridge, which opened in 1903. For 25 years from 1971 to just before her death in 1996, one of Sydney's true characters, Beatrice Olive (""Beattie"") Bush, sold papers to passing motorists at the junction of The Crescent (City West Link) and Victoria Road. Every morning in all weather, wearing Balmain Tigers socks and running shoes, Beatrice was part of the drive to work for thousands of motorists. The 1984 song ""The White Bay Paper Seller"""
"lift span for shipping was disruptive. The total cost of the new bridge in conjunction with approach ramps and Lindisfarne Interchange was in the area of £7 million. Construction commenced in May 1960 and the bridge was first opened to traffic (2 lanes only) on 18 August 1964. The bridge was completed with all four lanes operational on 23 December 1964. It was officially opened on 18 March 1965 by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. During peak construction a labour force of over 400 men was employed on site. On Sunday 5 January 1975, at 9:27 p.m. Australian Eastern Summer"
"and anti-submarine warfare training were relocated to ""Watson"" in 1956. Visitors are sometimes permitted to visit the clifftop chapel that was dedicated in 1962 to service personnel who served at The Gap. The Gap has been part of Sydney Harbour National Park since 1982. In 1990, the area was opened to the public to offer access to the spectacular cliff views and walks. In 1857 the sailing ship ""Dunbar"" carrying 63 passengers and 59 crew struck the rocky cliff at the foot of The Gap. The ""Dunbar"", which was captained by James Green, had left England on 31 May 1857"