The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge , more specifically a through-arch bridge. It’s also often called “the Coathanger” because of that arched design.

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  • Type: steel arch bridge.
  • More specific design: through-arch / steel through-arch bridge.
  • Nickname: “the Coathanger”.

The bridge in Sydney, Australia, carries road, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic across Sydney Harbour.