Union Jacks and Australian flags fying. at the tops of cranes, and the shrieking of whistles and sirens me formed the people here that the sections of the main arch of the bridge spanning the habour hat been successfully joined.
The bridge will be illuminated by flood-lights to-night to commemoxr ate the event.
The appearance of the completed framework surpasses expectation th the size and grandeur of its majes-tie sweep.
The bridge, which is the largest in. the world, stretches in one clea span between the abutment towers over a channel in Sydney harbour has a width of 1,675 ft. It fas not expected that the work of Joining the two sections of this great arch would be completed before August 25, but the builders, Messrs, Dorman, Long, & Ca, were able to save a few days on the programme outlined. The arch will be completed early next month and the bridge, which is 160 ft, wide and entry a roadway 57 ft. wide, four railway lines and we footways 10 ft. wide, will be ready for trafic next year.
The total cost of construction will bbe $6,000,000. The total length of the bridge from Dawes Point south to Milson Point north will be 3,770 ft, and the total weight 50,000 tons. Its height. at the top wil be 440 £62 above high water with, even-at high tide, a headway of 110 ft. for vessel passing underneath—Reuter,
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