The Tyne Bridge vs Sydney Harbour Bridge

[clipclop1]

Does anyone know if the Sydney Harbour Bridge WAS actually copied from the Tyne Bridge or is that a bunch of hooo haaar?????

[ABerrant]

The Tyne Bridge (construction commenced August 1925, and completed 25th February 1928) was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson who based their design on the Hell Gate Bridge in New York (which was completed in 1916) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was designed in 1916 with construction commencing in 1923.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyne_Bridge

[dotty.]

my distant cousin's father moved from Middlesboro to sydney with dozens of his work mates to help build the sydney harbour bridge and he stayed over there

[coccinelle]

I don't blame him dotty!