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Sydney Harbour Bridge

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour, connecting the Sydney central business district to the North Shore. Built under the direction of engineer John Bradfield and constructed by the British firm Dorman Long to a design credited to consulting engineer Ralph Freeman and the Glasgow architects John Burnet and Partners, it opened in 1932 with granite faced concrete pylons framing its steel arch. Nicknamed the Coathanger for its arched shape, it is regarded, together with the nearby Sydney Opera House, as one of the defining images of the city and the country.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Through arch bridge 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Sydney, Australia 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1932 2
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
134 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Bridge 1
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Bridge, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Sydney Harbour Bridge (Wikipedia)
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1. Sydney Harbour Bridge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia "Sydney Harbour Bridge" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour, connecting the Sydney central business district to the North Shore. Built under the direction of engineer John Bradfield and constructed by the British firm Dorman Long to a design credited to consulting engineer Ralph Freeman and the Glasgow architects John Burnet and Partners, it opened in 1932 with granite faced concrete pylons framing its steel arch. Nicknamed the Coathanger for its arched shape, it is regarded, together with the nearby Sydney Opera House, as one of the defining images of the city and the country.
  • Uses Element: Steel, Wikipedia lead
    The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore.
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2. Sydney Harbour Bridge (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1932)
    Wikidata item Q54495, property P1619: 1932
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Through arch bridge)
    Wikidata item Q54495, instance of (P31): through arch bridge
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 134.0
    Wikidata item Q54495, property P2048 (height): 134.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Sydney, Australia
    Wikidata item Q54495, property P131/P17 (location): Sydney, Australia
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