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Sydney Harbour Bridge is a prominent structure of Australia. The Harbour Bridge was inaugurated in the year 1932. The total estimated cost of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was around £ 4.2 million. It's an eight lane bridge along with two rail lines in opposite directions. The bridge connects the northern shore with the southern shore of the Sydney Harbour. The bridge is also known as Coathanger. The Harbour Bridge together with the Sydney Opera house looks absolutely fascinating and both are major attractions of Sydney. Every year loads of tourists visit this place and enjoy the extraordinary scenic beauty of Sydney. The Harbour Bridge is very famous for the New Year Fireworks celebrations when the spectacular show takes place. The history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge dates back to a long time. The idea to construct a bridge was proposes way back in 1815. However, the construction of the bridge started only in 1924. Initially, along with the road lanes and the rail tracks, there were two tram tracks as well. However, in the 50's the tram tracks were changed and made into road lanes. There are many tours which are available for Sydney Harbour Bridge. There are package tours which include the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House etc. The Sydney Harbour Bridge tours mostly come in with as package tours with other attractions along with it. The Sydney Harbour Bridge has always been a favorite destination for tourists and other visitors. It has been the same since its inception till date Another very exciting and adventurous activity which started in the year 1998 was BridgeClimb. This activity centered on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was during that point of time that the tourists and visitors were allowed to climb the bridge from the southern half. This activity has become very popular since its starting. Today, there are many different tours that are carried out everyday and every night as night climbing is also possible and allowed. It approximately takes three and a half hours for the entire exercise to complete which starts from the eastern side of the bridge and then moves on to the western side at the summit and then the climbing down process starts. However, even before the exercise starts orientation regarding the Harbour Bridge and protective gear for the climb is supplied. Another safety precaution that is taken into consideration is the wire lifeline which is attached to the climbers during the climbing process. It is only during strong winds and electronic storms that the BridgeClimb exercise is called off otherwise it's a very popular exercise amongst the tourist who visits the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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