Milestones
1923 (28 July)
Site works begin
1923
Work starts on Sydney City Circle railway
1924 (24 March)
Contract awarded to the English firm Dorman Long and Co. for the sum of £4,217,721, 11 shillings and 10 pence
1925 (January)
Excavations to build the abutments and approach spans began
1925 (26 March)
Foundation stones of southern abutment tower laid
1925 (October)
Building of abutments and approach spans begins - completed in September 1928
1926
Museum and St James stations of City Circle railway opened
1928 (December)
Construction of the bridge itself begins with the construction of the bridge parts in the workshops
1929
Construction of the arch of the bridge begins
1929 (26 November)
Erection of a record tonnage of steel on one day – 589 tonnes
1930 (19 August)
Main arch joined
1931
Road and the two sets of tram and railway tracks completed.
Power, telephone lines, water, gas and drainage pipes added
1932 (16 January)
Last stone set in Pylons
1932 (19 January)
First test steam locomotive, safely crosses the bridge.
1932 (19 March)
Road declared open for traffic
The worksheds were demolished after the bridge was completed, and the land is now occupied by Luna Park and the North Sydney Swimming Pool.
