The Coathanger

E152017

The Coathanger is the iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, renowned as a symbol of Sydney and Australia.

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The Coathanger canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
steel through arch bridge ⓘ
archHeight 134 m ⓘ
architect Thomas S. Tait ⓘ
archSpan 503 m ⓘ
carries bicycles ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ
railway tracks ⓘ
completionDate 1932 ⓘ
connects North Shore ⓘ
Sydney central business district ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1923 ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
crosses Port Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Sydney Harbour
design arch bridge ⓘ
designer John Bradfield ⓘ
engineer John Bradfield ⓘ
hasNickname The Coathanger ⓘ
heritageStatus listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ
locatedIn Sydney ⓘ
location Sydney Harbour ⓘ
mainContractor Dorman Long and Co Ltd ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
notableFeature iconic silhouette resembling a coathanger ⓘ
openingDate 1932-03-19 ⓘ
owner Transport for NSW ⓘ
refersTo Sydney Harbour Bridge ⓘ
symbolOf Australia ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
totalLength 1149 m ⓘ
trafficType bicycle ⓘ
pedestrian ⓘ
rail ⓘ
road ⓘ
usedFor BridgeClimb tourist attraction ⓘ
New Year’s Eve fireworks displays ⓘ
worldRanking one of the largest steel arch bridges in the world ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sydney Harbour Bridge → nickname → The Coathanger ⓘ
Sydney Harbour Bridge → hasNickname → The Coathanger ⓘ
subject linked to: The Coathanger