Another well known icon of Sydney is the Sydney Harbour bridge, affectionately referred to as 'the coathanger' by locals. It's the world's largest steel arch bridge, but not the longest (that's the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China). It is now possible to climb the steel arch which provides mesmerising views over both the harbour and city (see the official website). Facts and figures; The top of the arch is 134 metres above the sea;1400 workers built it; 16 were killed in the making of the bridge; before they opened the bridge they put 96 trains on it to make sure it would hold the weight of the cars, buses and the trucks that would use it; three boats were made to carry 81,000 cubic metres of cut steel to make the bridge; the bridge was opened on the 19th March, 1932.
