The Bridges of Sydney Series: The one and only Sydney Harbour Bridge

Name: Sydney Harbour Bridge

Where: Sydney CBD, NSW

Opened: 1932

Length: 1,149 meters

Tips: Best viewpoints are, The Rocks, Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and near Luna Park.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

It would be pretty hard to have a Bridges of Sydney photo series without including the remarkable Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Joining the Sydney CBD on the south side to the North Shore. Stands this amazing steel structure known as “The Coathanger” aptly named due to its giant arc.

With an amazing length of 1,149 metres and 134 meters high, you can really see it from almost anywhere in the region. Opened 1932 after beginning construction in 1923 the 9 year wait was well worth it.

There are so many great views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge it’s really hard to pinpoint what is the best for a picture.

Starting at the Mrs Macquarie’s Chair side (top picture) which also incorporates the iconic Sydney Opera House, https://chasinglight.photo.blog/2021/02/26/mrs-macquaries-chair-and-sydney-blue/ then to the south side view from down near the beautiful Rocks.

Or anywhere on the north side from near the North Sydney pool or the just as awesome Blues Point reserve. With more at these links https://chasinglight.photo.blog/blog-feed/page/4/ https://chasinglight.photo.blog/2021/03/25/north-sydney-blues/

It’s really hard to just have a favourite. But I do really enjoy the view from The Rocks as it takes in my favourite part of Sydney, but that could just be my bias as I’ve had great great times in the historical area.

More from The Rocks here https://chasinglight.photo.blog/2021/03/05/sydneys-the-rocks-part-1/

It’s just a great view from there tho, but you really can’t go wrong with any view of the bridge as it looks great from everywhere, including the view from Taronga Zoo as shown below.

I’ve shot the bridge from pretty much every angle over the years, but the one I’d really love to get to one day would be from the air. As a Sydneysider there’s nothing like returning from overseas by plane and sneaking a look out of the window.

That feeling of seeing your home city as you start to decent and catching a glimpse of the awesome bridge upon hitting the Sydney airport is worth the price of traveling alone.

You really can’t go wrong with any angle of the bridge, and when you add in different lenses and different times of day with sunrise and sunset. Add in your own exploration and you can’t go wrong.

Til next time!

Chris