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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and BridgeClimb.
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Arch, opening and climb
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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28 July 1923
First sod
Work on the bridge begins.
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26 October 1928
The arch
Dorman Long begins building the arch from both shores.
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19 August 1930
The arch meets
The two halves of the arch are joined.
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19 March 1932
Opening
The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens.
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1 October 1998
BridgeClimb
The first BridgeClimb tours begin.
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25 June 1999
State heritage
The bridge is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.
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19 March 2007
National heritage
The bridge is added to the Australian National Heritage List, 75 years after it opened.
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2021
Burrawa
The Burrawa climb, led by a First Nations storyteller, begins.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
