General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Immersed tube tunnel |
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Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Construction method: |
Immersed tube method |
Location
Location: |
Sydney Central Business District, City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Kirribilli, North Sydney Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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For: |
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Coordinates: | 33° 51' 43.10" S 151° 12' 49.47" E |
Coordinates: | 33° 50' 54.36" S 151° 12' 47.91" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 2.3 km | |
length of immersed tube tunnel section | 960 m | |
tunnel unit width | 26.1 m | |
tunnel unit height | 7.45 m | |
number of tunnel units | 8 |
Cost
cost of construction | Australian dollar 738 000 000 |
Materials
tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
31 August 1992 | Opening. |
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2022 | Transfer of ownership to the NSW State Government at no charge. |
Participants
Design
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The design & construction of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Presented at: Seminar at Shanghai Association of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 07/1994.. (1994):
- Review of the design and construction of the Eastern Harbour Crossing Hong Kong and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Sydney, Australia. Presented at: IIR Seminar on Tunnels & Tunnelling, Hong Kong 06/1992. (1992):
- The Sydney Harbour Tunnel - Design Aspects of the immersed tube structure. Presented at: 2nd Australasian Port Harbour & Offshore Engineering Conference, Brisbane,1988. (1988):
- Sydney Harbour Tunnel: review of environmental factors. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport, v. 105, n. 3 (August 1994), pp. 173-178. (1994):
- Sydney Harbour Tunnel— structure of the Immersed tube section. In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, v. 6, n. 2 (January 1991), pp. 221-226. (1991):
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20008188 - Published on:
13/02/2003 - Last updated on:
17/12/2024