1 The "other" Sydney Harbour bridge, that is becoming a landmark, is the Glebe Island bridge replacement, the ANZAC Bridge, the longest cable-stayed span bridge in Australia.
2 Spanning Johnston's Bay, the ANZAC Bridge is one of Sydney's outstanding landmarks. Opened in December 1995, at a cost of $170 million and was constructed in 10 metre (33 feet) concrete segments.
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4 The ANZAC Bridge bridge replaced the adjacent old Glebe Island bridge, an electrically operated low-level steel swing bridge which opened in 1903.
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8 On the 80th anniversary of Armistice Day, the 11th November 1998, the premier of NSW, Bob Carr, renamed the bridge as the ANZAC Bridge.
9 This is a memorial to members from both sides of the Tasman who formed the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - the "ANZAC's"
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12 The ANZAC Bridge has a main span of 345 metres (148 feet), and a total length of over 800 metres (2625 feet).
13 From the two 120 metre (394 feet) high towers, 128 stay cables support the reinforced concrete deck.
14 I think this shiela was stalking me ..... so I took her photo for identification purposes ...... should anything untoward happen to me. ;-)
