Sydney's Harbour Bridge 1933

[JuST Peter]

A short look at how the 'coat hanger' came into being:

Sydney's Harbour Bridge

[Biggles]

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!

[ST2UP]

Fascinating  remember watching this clip at school when far to young to appreciate.


 

[Sabie]

Impressive as it is, it's got nothing on the Bribie Island Bridge.......

[saaz]

Its a pity they did not properly integrate the road traffic with continued use of trams and the ferries.

[nealeray]

Impressive as it is, it's got nothing on the Bribie Island Bridge.......

Pfffftt. 

[Sabie]

Impressive as it is, it's got nothing on the Bribie Island Bridge.......

Pfffftt. 

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.

[nealeray]

And it only took me 7 letters and a full stop. 

[Brock]

I flew a Hawk jet trainer under Sydney Harbour Bridge, cant do that with the Bribie Is bridge






OK, it was in a simulator, but the statement still stands..

[STill dreaming]

Great clip,My Grandfather was one of the original painters on the bridge.

[Sabie]

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...

[STill dreaming]

Not the bit he painted we do things properly in my family.