SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE & TUNNEL


view of Sydney Harbour Bridge from Vaucluse, April 2004

Bridge Tunnel
Toll Charges:
Variable toll charges
(southbound only)
Toll Charges:
Variable toll charges
(southbound only)
Roadway Name:
Bradfield Highway
Roadway Name:
Sydney Harbour Tunnel
Length:
2.25km (including approaches)
Length:
2.3km
Route Numbers:
None
Route Numbers:
Metroad 1
(1993-present)
Former Route Numbers:
National Route 1 (1955-92)
Metroad 2 (1993-2006)
Former Route Numbers:
National Route 1
(1992-93)
Open to Traffic:
19th March 1932
Open to Traffic:
31st August 1992

Length of Main Span:
503m
North Portal:
Warringah Fwy beneath High St, North Sydney
Height Above Sea Level (Arch):
141m
South Portal:
Cahill Expressway, 50m north of Conservatorium Road, Sydney
Height Above Sea Level (Deck):
53m
Depth (below sea level):
18m (12m below sea floor)
Width (Deck):
49m; 8 traffic lanes & 2 railway tracks
Tunnel Type:
twin 2-lane tunnels
Cost (1932):
£ 10,057,170
Cost (1992):
$ 560 million

Explore the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel:
Video - Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge northbound, from Cahill Expressway
(Right-click, "Save Target As" - mp4 format, 2.17MB - taken 6th November 2005)
Video - A southbound run through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel
(taken 23 July 2012)

Last updated 14 October 2012
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