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Offline JuST Peter

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Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« on: September 05, 2013, 09:43:23 PM »
A short look at how the 'coat hanger' came into being:

Sydney's Harbour Bridge
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2013, 11:01:00 PM »
Engineers deserve huge credit for designing such marvels.  The mathematics involved, considering they were using slide rules and log tables, excels today's computer-designed machinery.  Imagine the surveying that was undertaken to align the foundations so precisely that the spans built on them met perfectly!
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2013, 09:23:12 AM »
Fascinating  :thumb remember watching this clip at school when far to young to appreciate.


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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2013, 01:12:16 PM »
Impressive as it is, it's got nothing on the Bribie Island Bridge....... :p
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2013, 06:13:05 PM »
Its a pity they did not properly integrate the road traffic with continued use of trams and the ferries.
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2013, 09:32:01 PM »
Quote from: Sabie on September 06, 2013, 01:12:16 PM
Impressive as it is, it's got nothing on the Bribie Island Bridge....... :p


Pfffftt.  :fp
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2013, 10:35:25 PM »
Quote from: Neale on September 06, 2013, 09:32:01 PM
Quote from: Sabie on September 06, 2013, 01:12:16 PM
Impressive as it is, it's got nothing on the Bribie Island Bridge....... :p


Pfffftt.  :fp


You're kidding aren't you Neale ........  The Bribie Island Bridge connects Mainland Australia with Queenslands only off shore island.......

What does the Sydney Harbour Bridge do? Besides looking like a coat hanger.... Come on there's just no comparison.
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2013, 07:48:06 AM »
And it only took me 7 letters and a full stop.  :nahnah
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2013, 09:17:02 AM »
I flew a Hawk jet trainer under Sydney Harbour Bridge, cant do that with the Bribie Is bridge o:) o:)






OK, it was in a simulator, but the statement still stands..
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2013, 08:51:20 PM »
Great clip,My Grandfather was one of the original painters on the bridge.
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2013, 09:28:24 PM »
Quote from: STill dreaming on September 07, 2013, 08:51:20 PM
Great clip,My Grandfather was one of the original painters on the bridge.

That's quite a legacy SD. However, apparently he didn't get the job done....they're still painting it...
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Re: Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2013, 07:11:35 AM »
Not the bit he painted we do things properly in my family.
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