(1) If you needed reminding, this bridge is much bigger than the one in Newcastle. It's the heaviest bridge in the world because it's made of iron. They couldn't have a suspension bridge because it wouldn't take the weight of the traffic.
Incredibly, they built it with seven lanes for car traffic, as even back in 1932 they realised they needed to plan ahead. If you speak to any taxi driver in Sydney, they'll start crapping on about this and asking why the Lane Cove tunnel (opened this year) has only four.
(2) They just can't bear to lose, can they?
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