Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk | Sydney Australia Walking Tour
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2020
- Walking across The Sydney Harbour Bridge from Cumberland Street The Rocks to Milsons Point / Kirribilli, Sydney Australia
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an Australian heritage-listed 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 view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself. The bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design.
Under the direction of John Bradfield of the New South Wales Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long of Middlesbrough and opened in 1932.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge went on to be added to the Australian National Heritage List on 19 March 2007 and to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 25 June 1999.
At each end of the arch stands a pair of 89-metre-high (292 ft) concrete pylons, faced with granite.
The pedestrian-only footway is located on the east side of the bridge. Access from the northern side involves climbing an easily spotted flight of stairs, located on the east side of the bridge at Broughton St, Kirribilli. Pedestrian access on the southern side is more complicated, but signposts in the Rocks area now direct pedestrians to the long and sheltered flight of stairs that leads to the bridge's southern end. These stairs are located near Gloucester Street and Cumberland Street.
The bike-only cycleway is located on the western side of the bridge. Access from the northern side involves carrying or pushing a bicycle up a staircase, consisting of 55 steps, located on the western side of the bridge at Burton St, Milsons Point. A wide smooth concrete strip in the centre of the stairs permits cycles to be wheeled up and down from the bridge deck whilst the rider is dismounted. A campaign to eliminate the steps on this popular cycling route to the CBD has been running since at least 2008.
Railways; The bridge lies between Milsons Point and Wynyard railway stations, located on the north and south shores respectively, with two tracks running along the western side of the bridge. These tracks are part of the North Shore railway line.
In 1958, tram services across the bridge were withdrawn and the tracks they had used were removed and replaced by two extra road lanes; these lanes are now the leftmost southbound lanes on the bridge and are still clearly distinguishable from the other six road lanes. The original ramp that took the trams into their terminus at the underground Wynyard railway station is still visible at the southern end of the main walkway under lanes 7 and 8, although around 1964, the former tram tunnels and station were converted for use as a carpark for the Menzies Hotel and as public parking.
Even during its construction, the bridge was such a prominent feature of Sydney that it would attract tourist interest. One of the ongoing tourist attractions of the bridge has been the south-east pylon, which is accessed via the pedestrian walkway across the bridge, and then a climb to the top of the pylon of about 200 steps.
In the 1950s and 1960s, there were occasional newspaper reports of climbers who had made illegal arch traversals of the bridge by night. In 1973 Philippe Petit walked across a wire between the two pylons at the southern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Since 1998, BridgeClimb has made it possible for tourists to legally climb the southern half of the bridge. Tours run throughout the day, from dawn to night, and are only cancelled for electrical storms or high wind.
BridgeClimb; Groups of climbers are provided with protective clothing appropriate to the prevailing weather conditions, and are given an orientation briefing before climbing. During the climb, attendees are secured to the bridge by a wire lifeline. Each climb begins on the eastern side of the bridge and ascends to the top. At the summit, the group crosses to the western side of the arch for the descent. Each climb takes three-and-a-half-hours, including the preparations.
In December 2006, BridgeClimb launched an alternative to climbing the upper arches of the bridge. The Discovery Climb allows climbers to ascend the lower chord of the bridge and view its internal structure. From the apex of the lower chord, climbers ascend a staircase to a platform at the summit.
Sydney Harbour Bridge;
Total length: 1,149 m (3,770 ft), Width: 48.8 m (160 ft), Height: 134 m (440 ft)
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I used to ride the ‘red rattler’ train between Lindfield and Wynyard station back in the latter part of the 1980’s. I am living in Vancouver, Canada today. I miss the city though. Extremely beautiful city.
@Units Received .......Don’t forget to mention the ‘bunks for drunks’. Those green sideway benches where you could stretch out on. Then I was robbed on the train one late evening to Redfern. I left because I didn’t feel safe there 35 years ago. I will never forget the Anita Coby murder. It all contributed to me settling elsewhere. Sydney seems a much better place today. I have strange memories of my time in Sydney but I loved it again when I re-visited in 2014.
i walked across this bridge back in 1984 its one of the best known bridges in the world
Sydney, perhaps the most beautiful city in the world. I live in Melbourne, the great rival .... Sydney wins. I did this bridge walk in January 2019, the Bridge is an amazing structure to explore, have a beer at the pub under the bridge on The Rocks side.
Great video, we were there february 2020, walking from Milsons Point to the Rocks. Beautiful views, beautiful city!
One more beautiful walk,reminds my walks over the bridge when I was in Sydney.
I have walked over the bridge " THE HANGER" .....4 or 5 times- back in 2002....pretty awesome views!!!!!.... OUR bridge... The TYNE BRIDGE ...here in Newcastle England, is almost the same design, built by the same construction company but it ain't got nothing on it's big brother or sister in Sydney!!!!!!!!!!
My dream country Australia 😥
I walked the bridge several times in the 1970's. The walk I remember most clearly was early on 20th October 1973. I walked from Milson's Point into the city and spent the day on the foreshore at what is now Hickson Road Reserve.Took hundreds of photographs (all now lost). It was the day of the opening of Sydney Opera House.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I really appreciate it 🙏. Thank you 😊
Thank You So Much! Bring me back such Great Memories of my trip to Australia! 🙏
You're welcome! Thank you 😊
Beautiful Sydney
Thank you for shooting these. I lived in Sydney for six years back in the 90s and I've been back six times since we left. It's so nice to be able to re-live experiences like walking across the bridge or around the harbour and other places in the beautiful harbour city. It helps me to get my Sydney fix without needing to travel on a plane for a whole day.
I've perhaps one last trip in me. Last two occasions I was there, 2011 and 2018, I travelled alone. On my last day in Sydney in 2018 I told my wife I felt I was saying goodbye to Sydney. But she told me she still wants to go back one more time. It might have been next year if not for Covid; so perhaps 2022. Though I and a group of friends, one of whom lives in Sydney, turn 60 in the next year or so and there is talk of a celebration down under...
Keep up the good work, anyway!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Hope everything goes back to normal soon and you can visit Sydney again. Thank you 🙏😊
sir let me travel with u please
some time I feeling that robery my history.
Visited these areas many times.I m from Bangladesh.
Beautiful!
It's a blessing to have the Harbor Bridge in Sydney!😍 Thank you for the wonderful video!😉
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Wow, this brings back memories. I worked at Milsons Pt in 1981 and walked across the bridge dozens of times. I can't recall if those ugly barbed wire barriers were there back then though? Maybe a different type of barrier? Did the bridge climb in 2010 on the most perfect Autumn Sydney day, and it was a wonderful experience! $19 for the Southern Pylon Lookout at first looks pricey, but considering the cost of the bridge climb, it is fantastic value, and the museum is very interesting too. Beautiful views across the harbour, quay and the bridge itself from a unique vantage point that most visitors to Sydney would never see. Some of the locals aren't even aware it's there! I moved interstate 20 years ago, but I still think of Sydney as home :)
Thanks for sharing your experience! I enjoyed reading your story and really appreciate it. Thank you 🙏😊
Fabulous walk. I need to do this next time I'm in Sydney (aiming end of next year due to COVID and my budget). While Sydney seems an expensive city, the public transport is far better and cheaper than in New Zealand. Wellington UA-camr.
Thank you so much for this! Got to see my old apartment!!! Lost count how many times I've made this same trek. Love it!
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Thank you I'm going to do this tomorrow! 👣
You're welcome 🙏😊. Hope you enjoyed it.
Great Video, Lovely and very natural video, wish I can visit Sydney one day soon, thanks for sharing
Thanks for your comment. Hope you can visit Sydney one day 🙏. Thank you 😊
Thanks ML, I learn a lot from your channel.
I have walked across the bridge from Milsons Point more than ten years ago. Thanks for the great video. This video is well done with stops for viewing and showed interesting information on the bridge too. I can watch this many more times.
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Cool bride... and beautiful view... 😊🙏
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Sydney is so beautiful breathing views from the bridge great video.
Happy to be here! Always awesome! Thank you!
What a wonderful place
So beautiful Bridge tour. Thanks for sharing. 👍💕🌹
Thank you 😊
great!
Extraordinary view !
Nice video. Went there in early March and that whole trip has changed my outlook on life even though I cannot move to Australia.
Thank you
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Thanks for sharing, will try it again next time when I comeback in Sydney.
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Amazing Video 👍
Thank you 🙏😊
Awesome! Beautiful walking tour!
Thanks for taking me with you.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching 🙏😊
Very nice indeed looks lovely
Thank you for all of your wonderful vlogs.
I have walked many of the same pathways.
Most enjoyable, as always.
Keep up the excellent work.
Peace to all..
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Beautiful walk on the bridge. I have walked on the bridge and i like the view of the Opera House and the Sydney harbour.
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Such an amazing place 👍👍 thanks for sharing this
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Super walking tour thanks for sharing watching from London stay connected 🇬🇧
Thank you friend 🙏😊
A fantastic video.walked on the bridge a few times. the view of the harbour and CBD are beautiful. thank you. great memories for my family and myself. your channel is my favourite. looking forward to the next videos you do.
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amazing place
wonderful city
Beautiful video!
I have driven and on train through the bridge many times, but never walked through the bridge. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna try this walk when I go back to Sydney
Me too, though did the Bridge climb. That walkway was originally for trains to Northern Beaches then turned into trams from Nth Syd to Wynyard via tunnels now unused. So there was 6 road lanes & 4 train tracks, so glad we have what is today.
I have biked through it and went up ylon
Beautiful city. Ashok pawar malad.
Great video
Special thanks for this video
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🍎👍 Nice walk over the bridge. Some nice
views despite the barbed wire and chain link fence. Interesting plaque about the
workers who "gave there lives" like it was a societal effort instead of a company making a profit. Still, cool walk. Thanks. -H
Thanks for commenting and watching my friend 🙏😊
Take care your health 😷....
Thank you so much 🙏. You too 👍🏻
Very cool video, Watching from Brazil. Like Like Like
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Nice bridge. Next time, show us Pylon lookout again. Thanks.
Great video! I am inspired by
You and will also make explore video
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great....
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Great video, and so much info in the description. Have you done the Bridge climb on top yet ?
Thanks.
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Jim.
No, I haven't. The Bridge climb is too expensive for me. I really enjoyed walking on the walkway 👍🏻. Thanks for watching 🙏😊
@@MoreLocations Yes, it is expensive.
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Imagine they got rid of all those ugly fences, how much better it would look, just because someone wants to die doesnt mean others have to be inconveinienced
Beautiful! You are so lucky to be in a city where there are no masks, no social distancing, no gestapo police force and just this beautiful walk. I am in Melbourne, which is like a prison right now. Thanks for sharing.
Hope everything goes back to normal soon. Stay strong 🙏. The best is yet to come 🙏. Thank you 😊
I cross the bridge by train , I do not know cross by walk.
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1st view
Incorrect, but ok
Actually, you are the first viewer for this video 😊
Hi More Locations, will you go anywhere for filming during this Halloween, like Luna Park?
I am still not sure, maybe not.
Can you do a night version of this video? please
Hopefully next time. Thank you 😊
manly,maroubra or bondi beach...please...
Those videos are in these playlists:
Suburbs In Sydney: ua-cam.com/play/PL2Pf3NjUhckmrLaLdf4CrKyGsfxVCn8k3.html
Beaches In Sydney: ua-cam.com/play/PL2Pf3NjUhckmNUJfnqWcP4iO4IDRPpAGn.html
And I will walk around Maroubra one day.
Thank you 😊
@@MoreLocations thank you for the videos ...also hyde,victoria,randwick,kensington park....
Hyde Park, Randwick & Kingsford videos are in the playlists. Thank you 😊
@@MoreLocations thank you for the vid bring back the memories 30years ago studied at UNSW
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