Sydney Harbour Bridge million, which was not paid off in full until 1988. The bridge was formally opened on Saturday, 19 March 1932. Amongst those who attended and gave speeches were the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip Game, and the Minister for Public Works, Lawrence Ennis. The Premier of New South Wales, Jack Lang, was to open the bridge by cutting a ribbon at its southern end. However, just as Lang was about to cut the ribbon, a man in military uniform rode up on a horse, slashing the ribbon with his sword and opening the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the
East River Bridge (Sheet Harbour) East River Bridge (Sheet Harbour) The East River Bridge is a multi-span bridge in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia that carries Trunk 7 over the Northeast Arm of Sheet Harbour. It replaced a bridge of the same name that was built in 1956 and demolished in 2016. Construction began on the current bridge in September 2014 and was opened to pedestrians on 17 December 2015, with a bridge walk commemorating the closing of the old East River Bridge and the opening of the new bridge. The bridge was opened to vehicles the day after. The old structure was a green arch