Is it true that the Sydney Harbour bridge had something to do with newcastle upon Tyne?

Question

Is it true that the Sydney Harbour bridge had something to do with newcastle upon Tyne?

Answer 1

yes they were built by the same company, designer bradfield actually got the idea from h***s gate bridge new york google it, there all most identical

Answer 2

The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England is a much smaller version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, its length measuring 397 metres and the main span 161 metres. There is much controversy surrounding the two bridges and which one may have been a model for the other. Although the Tyne Bridge was opened in 1928 - four years before the Harbour Bridge was opened - the tender was submitted and contract signed for the Sydney Harbour Bridge in March 1924. The designs for the Harbour Bridge were put forward by Dr. J C Bradfield before this date. The tender for the Tyne Bridge was accepted and contract signed later that year in December 1924.

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Answer 3

The Tyne Bridge was built and opened first in 1928 & was the model for the Sydney Harbour Bridge which opened in 1932 Both Bridges were built by the Newcastle On Tyne company of Dorman Long who also built the Birchenough Bridge which was opened in 1935 in what was then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe, unfortunately)

All three bridges follow the same design, although the Birchenough Bridge doesn't have "pylons" which the Tyne Bridge & the Sydney Bribge DO have .