The Sydney Harbour Bridge is celebrating 90 years since it opened to the public on March 19, 1932. 7NEWS
Raymond Daly is Project Engineer, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Precinct, at Transport for NSW.“But they managed to get that precise, spot on.”“It was constructed from both sides so that the arch was joined in the middle,” he said.
“Sixteen men died out of a workforce of 1,600 – itself remarkable given the absence of modern safety equipment.”Thousands flock to the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.Fifty-two thousand school children were the first to walk across on March 16, ahead of the big day on March 19.
Bikes and motorcycles were charged three pence , while heavier vehicles had to pay between two and three shillings .
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