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The bridge was first opened in 1932.
2.
It contains 6 million hand driven rivets.
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When it opened it cost a car six pence to cross.
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A horse and rider cost 3 pence.
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It now costs $3.30 and you can't take horses onto it.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's largest steel arch bridge.
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It is 1149 meters long.
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In 1932, 96 steam locomotives were positioned in various ways to test the load capacity of the Bridge.
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All the steel used to build the Harbour Bridge weighs 52,800 tonnes.
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The steel was 79% imported from England and 21% from Australian sources.
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The four pylons on either side are completely decorative.
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272,000 litres of paint were required to give the Bridge its initial three coats.
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Paul Hogan was a rigger on the bridge before he became famous.
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It took 1,400 men eight years to build the bridge.
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16 people died in the construction of the bridge.
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The bridge is 134 metres above sea level.
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800 families living in the planned path of the Harbour Bridge were displaced without compensation.
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The top of the arch rises and falls about 180mm due to changes in temperature.
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The Harbour Bridge's original cost was $4.2 million.
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It took 55 years to pay off.
