SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE

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SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE

• CHRIS BROWN
• JOE ROGERS

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• Although considered by some to have heavy
  characteristics, such as large masonry towers and
  a thick arch, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is very
  much an example of structural art for its
  contributions to the social and symbol appeal of
  Sydney, Australia.

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BACKGROUND

• Located in Sydney, Australia
• The Old Coat Hanger
• Dr J.J.C Bradfield prepared the design
• Finished in February of 1932
• Carries Cars, Train, Foot, and Bike Traffic

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Scientific

• Total Length of 1149 meters and its arch span is
  503 meters
• 2 Hinges at footings of Pylons
• 52,800 tons of steel
• 39,000 tons in the arch

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Scientific

• Masonry towers provide no support for main span
• Tension in deck supports, Compression in the
  arch, Huge reactions at the foundations

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Symbolic

• Irony is
• 2000 Sydney Olympics
• Combined with opera house to create beautiful
  harbor entrance

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Social

• Links the city with North Sydney, by carrying
  eight lanes of traffic and two railroad tracks
• BridgeClimb Sydney for the climb of your
  life

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Sydney Harbour vs. Hell Gate
Hell Gate Sydney Harbour
Completed 1916 1932
Designer Gustav Lindenthal Dr. J.J.C. Bradfield
Span 298 meters 503 meters
Weight 20,000 tons 52,800 tons
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Hell Gate Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
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