Cars on the Sydney Harbour Bridge deck seen from high above through steel bracing, circa 1967 — Cars travel the roadway lanes far below the steel bracing, with the harbour alongside.

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Cars travel the roadway lanes far below the steel bracing, with the harbour alongside — Sydney, New South Wales, 1967

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Catalog year: 1967
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Image: Still 3 · 6.68s into the source clip
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Cars on the Sydney Harbour Bridge deck seen from high above through steel bracing, circa 1967.

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Source footage and archive context

Sydney New South Wales-1967: Tilt Down a Steel Bridge Arch to Traffic Crossing the Deck Below

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

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Date documentation · estimated

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Period detail

The deck shows rounded 1960s sedans and a box truck, and the far shore may show the lower-rise residential skyline of the period.

Film character

Colour small-gauge reversal film with a cool blue-violet cast, soft distant focus, steady grain and a few dust specks, captured from projection with a slightly handheld tilt.

Historical context

Filmed from high on the bridge at a time when the south-east pylon lookout was the public vantage point and the Opera House across the water was still under construction.

Research note

No identifiable people or legible number plates appear; rights in the film footage are separate from any landmark, property or likeness considerations, which remain the licensee's responsibility.

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