North Sydney, New South Wales can be divided into three periods – the first from the original opening in 1886 to 1909, when the McMahons Point line opened. The second period covers the time until the Wynyard line was opened across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, and the third until construction of the Cahill Expressway on the eastern side of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the wider closure of the system in 1962. The first part of the North Sydney tramway system was a double-track cable tramway which commenced at the original Milsons Point Ferry wharf, located where the north pylon of the Harbour Bridge
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,