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Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an iconic landmark in Sydney. It connects the Central Business District to North Sydney. The bridge is used by vehicles, trains, bicycles and pedestrians. There is a dedicated pedestrian pathway on the eastern side of the bridge. It is accessible from three points, 

  • Circular Quay via lift to Cahill Expressway, 
  • The Rocks via lift and the Bridge Stairs on Cumberland St and
  • Milsons Point via lift and stairs along Broughton St.

I chose to start this walk at Milsons Point to enjoy the view of the city as I walk towards it. This walk is a 2.3 km walk along the bridge and Cahill Walk ending at Circular Quay. There are a lot of people taking a run or walk along the bridge and I notice there were several rangers patrolling the bridge. It was very windy on the bridge when I was there, I had to take of my hat so I will not lose it.


You will see traffic on the side while walking. The air was not that bad from the vehicle pollution.


There are fences and barbed wires along the pedestrian path. I reckon it is to prevent people from climbing and jumping over the bridge.


View of the pylons

View of Sydney Opera House and Kirribilli




Halfway along the bridge the views of the bridge trusses are amazing but also dizzying.



The other pylons

The pylons on the south side of the bridge can be accessed with a small fee. But due to covid restrictions, this is closed for now.


More views of the Sydney Opera House and the CBD




Lift to The Rocks at Cumberland St

The Bridge Stairs


Cahill Walk

Looks to be a shared path for bicycles and pedestrians but I did not see any bicycles at that time

There is a lookout where you can take panoramic photos of both the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The jacarandas were in bloom at this time.


There is a shaded area here which usually has homeless people taking shelter

The walk ends at the lift down to Circular Quay.



Here is a Google Maps of the track I took:

Google Maps of Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge


Here is a 5-min video of the walk:


Here is a full video of the walk:


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