SYDNEY BRIDGE AUSTRALIA - Climb the Bridge or the Tower? We show.

there were approximately six million rivets used in making the bridge in the 1920s welding was too unreliable and nuts and bolts were quite expensive so rivets were used if you're wondering why people walk all the way around to mrs macquarie's point this is why the botanic gardens is 84 square acres and access is free and we hope you can get onto the harbour bridge from them it certainly got us up above circular key we've got a great view of that but there's an elevator which we missed [Applause] i genuinely am excited by this [Music] if you pay a lot of money you can walk up there like they're doing if you decide to take this bridge walk there's a very strict alcohol test before you do it the bridge is 1149 metres including approach span we're at the pylon entrance and we're climbing up for some spectacular views it cost 10 million 57 150 pounds seven shillings and nine pence to build halfway up the pile and there's an exhibition about the construction of the bridge the arch is 134 metres above sea level and the pylon is 89 meters above sea level so we've just climbed 89 meters [Music] we're at the top of the pylon on sydney harbour bridge and it was worth the climb the view's spectacular the bridge was completed in 1932 and it was all done without the aid of safety harnesses when the bridge was being built 128 high back cables restrained part finished arches these cables reached 365 meters long 70 millimeters in diameter 8.6 tons in weight and made up of 217 individual wires you can see the pedestrian walkway and we're going to complete our journey in a minute on the other side of the bridge is a residential area and i bet the apartments cost a pretty penny so we came up over there just by the queen elizabeth notwithstanding they were brilliant views all the way around we could have just come up here the lift you're looking for is at the back of the glenmore hotel more information in our blog [Music] [Music] you