Sydney Harbour Bridge!

Today, I received a wonderful official Postcrossing postcard, AU-453336. It is an amazing view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge! Sent by Tigerblues in Australia on 12 October 2015, it took 7 days to get to me in the United Kingdom.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries trains, vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians 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. The bridge is nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design or is simply called "the Bridge" by Sydney residents.

It is 1149 metres in length (3770 ft) with the summit standing at 134 metres high (440 ft) above mean sea level. The bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long and Co Ltd of Middlesbrough Under the direction of Dr J.J.C. Bradfield of the NSW Department of Public Works,. Taking 9 years to build, it was opened on 19 March 1932 by Jack Lang, the Labor Premier of New South Wales. It was also the world's widest long-span bridge, at 48.8 metres (160 ft) wide, with 8 road lanes, 2 railway tracks along with a people and cycle crossing, until construction of the new Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver was completed in 2012.