Sydney Harbour Bridge and opened in 1932. The bridge's design was influenced by the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City. It is the sixth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world and the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring from top to water level. It was also the world's widest long-span bridge, at wide, until construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver was completed in 2012. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was added to the Australian National Heritage List on 19 March 2007 and to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 25 June 1999. The southern end of the bridge is
Sydney Harbour Bridge the T1 North Shore Line for Sydney Trains. The main roadway across the bridge is known as the Bradfield Highway and is about long, making it one of the shortest highways in Australia. The arch is composed of two 28-panel arch trusses; their heights vary from at the centre of the arch to at the ends next to the pylons. The arch has a span of and its summit is above mean sea level; expansion of the steel structure on hot days can increase the height of the arch by . The total weight of the steelwork of the bridge,