The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore. The view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself. Nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design, the bridge carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
View from Port Jackson, October 2019
Sydney Harbour from the north-east with the Opera House, CBD, Circular Quay, the Bridge, the Parramatta River, North Sydney and Kirribilli in the foreground
The bridge illuminated at night
One of the nuts that hold the bridge on its abutments; this one is at the north end.
A through arch bridge, also known as a through-type arch bridge, is a bridge that is made from materials such as steel or reinforced concrete, in which the base of an arch structure is below the deck but the top rises above it. It can either be lower bearing or mid-bearing. Thus, the deck is within the arch, and cables or beams that are in tension suspend the central part of the deck from the arch.
The Bayonne Bridge, a mid-bearing through arch bridge spanning the Kill Van Kull, connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, with Staten Island, New York City
The Chaotianmen Bridge, China, the 2nd longest steel arch bridge in the world.
Tyne Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, opened in 1928.
The Ahwaz White Bridge, built in the 1930s.
