Pylon Lookout (Sydney Harbour Bridge)

Surprisingly, I've never been to the Pylon Lookout before up on top of the Harbour Bridge. It provides a great view of the Opera House and city from a high vantage point. It also had some very interesting photos and information about the building of the bridge. Definitely worth a visit.

Photos of the building of the bridge

Some interesting facts about the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Vital statistics

• 1149 meters long
• 503 meters wide
• 131 meters high
• 181,000 cars cross a day

It took over eight years to build the Bridge, between July 1923 and March 1932.   Planning for the Bridge began as early as 1912.

Before the bridge was built, ferries transported 40,000 people a day from Millers Point to Milsons Point.

Ingredients to make a bridge

• £100,571,170
• 52,800 tonnes of steel
• 6 million rivets
• 95,000 cubic meters of cement
• 272,000 liters of paint
• 16 lives