The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney Central Business District (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. The dramatic water vista of the bridge together with the nearby Sydney Opera House is a popular iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. The bridge has often called "The Coathanger" by Australians on account of its arch based design. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was the city's tallest structure until 1967. One source of disappointment for those who had built the bridge was the discovery that the Bayonne Bridge in the United States, opened on November 15, 1931, was 70 cm longer. However, that fact was not generally known, and millions of Australian school children throughout the next 50 years were taught, erroneously, that the Sydney Harbour Bridge was the world's longest single-arch bridge.

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