A view of the Opera House and Sydney harbor from near the top of the bridge
Sydney Harbor Bridge, also named the Coat Hanger and the Iron Lung
Since 1998 anyone in good health and there have been many 90 year olds, can climb the iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge. Yes, 1439 steeps steps up to the summit at 440 feet above the harbor. What a great expedience. You are suited up, given a safety lecture and when your groups time comes tethered to a cable to begin your climb. A group of about twenty leaves around every 20 minutes, and I hasten to add it is very safe. Over one-million people have made the climb, including a 100 year old women. The views from the top are unparalleled. Begun in 1924 and called a "giant coat hanger by Sydneysiders, since it also kept so many steel workers busy during the great depression they named it the Iron Lung. It was to be the largest steel arch bridge in the world but by the time it was opened on March 19, 1932 the Bayonne New Jersey bridge had been completed , coming in twenty-inches longer. This will take you about a half-day altogether, you must make an appointed time in advance, and it is a DON'T MISS on my list of things to do in Australia.
