SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE
Figures recently taken out concerning the Sydney Harbour bridge revealed that after all commitments had been met a substantial surplus of revenue over expenditure was shown for the year 1937-38. The capita,! cost of the structure was £9,500,000, and the charges which had to be met during the year were £377,524, representing interest, sinking fund and exchange, and £43,000 for maintenance, including wages and painting. The revenue for the year was £479,000, and after provisionhad been made for the charges referred to, there was a surplus of revenue amounting to £58,476. Provision is made on the bridge for 128 trains, 6000 vehicles in each direction on the roadway, and 40,000 pedestrians an hour. During 1936-37 there were 38,457,000 passengers over the bridge (including rail, tram and road), and the average daily total was 105,362. In the same year motor vehicles using the bridge aggregated 6,180,000, the average daily total being 17,000.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 66, 10 December 1938, Page 17
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