Sydney Harbour Bridge turns 80
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span> <span word="Orchestra">Orchestra</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="scaled">scaled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 80<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>.</p><p><span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Dame">Dame</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="colloquially">colloquially</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Coathanger">Coathanger</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 19, 1932, <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,149-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="its">its</span> 80<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>, 11 <span word="brass">brass</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span> <span word="Orchestra">Orchestra</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> 80 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 134-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="arch">arch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Copland">Copland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fanfare">Fanfare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="Chariots">Chariots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symphony">symphony</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> "<span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span> <span word="Bradfield">Bradfield</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rivet">rivet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="reads">reads</span> "<span word="Place">Place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Birth">Birth</span>: <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>".</p><p><span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="Bradfield">Bradfield</span> <span word="Bonner">Bonner</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1932 <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="scaled">scaled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arch">arch</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Poulter">Poulter</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="climber">climber</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> 46<span word="th">th</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>.</p>
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