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The concept of BridgeClimb originated in 1989 when BridgeClimb's Founder and Chairman, Paul Cave, assisted in organising a Young Presidents Organisation World Congress in Sydney, which included a climb over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Following this event, Cave decided to establish climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a permanent attraction.
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. The view of the bridge, the Harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself.
This table contains a non-exhaustive list of bridges listed on the various heritage registers of Australia. Note one important bridge not in this list is the first Australian all-concrete railway bridge built in 1907 at Watson's Gap, near Port Elliott in South Australia (see note below).
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, completed in 1932 Anzac Bridge, completed in 1995 Captain Cook Bridge Gladesville Bridge. Alfords Point; Anzac; Bennelong (private vehicles not permitted) Bernie Banton; Captain Cook; De Burghs; Endeavour; Fig Tree; Fullers; Gasworks Bridge; Gladesville; Glebe Island; Iron Cove; James Ruse Drive; Lansdowne; Lennox ...
London Bridge is an offshore natural arch in the Port Campbell National Park, Australia. The arch is a significant tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria . The stack was formed by a gradual process of erosion , and until 1990 formed a complete double-span natural bridge.
The bridge structural shape resembles two flying swans, with the bridge arches representing the wishbones, but it can also be seen as a swimming dolphin, a Wagyl serpent or a ribbon. [19] [21] [22] 900 metres (3,000 ft) of multicolour LED lighting cover the bridge. [12] [23] Design modifications were made to allow bridge climbing as a tourist ...
The Richmond Bridge is a heritage-listed arch bridge located on the B31 ("Convict Trail") in Richmond, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. It is the oldest stone span bridge in Australia. [2] In 2005, the bridge was recognised as an outstanding historic place and added to the Australian National Heritage List.
The Morell Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yarra River in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Completed in 1899 by John Monash and J. T. N. Anderson , it is notable as the first bridge in Victoria that was built using reinforced concrete.