postcard | harbour bridge

harbour bridge
{opened} 1932
{location} milsons point to dawes point
{material} steel
{type} through arch
{length} 1149m
{max. span} 503m
{users} vehicles + rail + pedestrians + cyclists
{reason} to directly link northern suburbs to cbd + relieve congestion on ferries
{naming} after its harbour
{heritage listing} yes
{other} at the official opening captain francis de groot, disguised as a military horseman, slashed the ribbon with his sword instead of the nsw premier john lang