课件：SydneyHarbourBridge.pptx

Sydney Harbour Bridge; Sydney Harbour from the air, showing the Opera House, the CBD, Circular Quay, the Bridge, the Parramatta River, North Sydney and Kirribilli in the foreground.; The?Sydney Harbour Bridge?is a steel?through arch bridge?across?Sydney Harbour?that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the?Sydney central business district?(CBD) and the?North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby?Sydney Opera House?is an iconic image of Sydney, and Australia. The bridge is nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch-based design. ; Under the direction of?Dr John Bradfield?of the?NSW Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm?Dorman Long and Co Ltd?of?Middlesbrough?and opened in 1932. The bridges 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 134?m (440?ft) from top to water level. It was also the worlds widest long-span bridge, at 48.8?m (160?ft) wide, until construction of the new?Port Mann Bridge?in?Vancouver?was completed in 2012.;Name Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia Owner Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales, Australia Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, New South Wales. John Bradfield supervised the whole project. He campaigned for the bridge, prepared the specifications (but not the final form of the bridge) and oversaw its completion. Design Sir Ralph Freeman, as a consultant to Dorman Long Steel Contractor Dorman Long - the work on site was directed by a Director, Lawrence Ennis Where Latitude S 33 51 07 Longitude E 151 12 40 Why Links Sydney Central District (SCD) with North Shore across the harbour. When 1932;What Overall type 2 pinned truss arch Width This bridge is very wide at 49 m. - 8 lanes traffic, 2 railway lines, a footpath and a bicycle track. Length 1149 m. S