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Bridge Traffic
Bridge Traffic
In June 1976, the one-billionth vehicle crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The first 500 million crossings took over 33 years while the second 500 million took less than 11 years.
In 1932, the annual average daily traffic volume (in both directions) was about 10,900.
In 1943, with a wartime shortage of vehicles and petrol rationing, there was a drop in traffic to about 8,600 vehicles a day.
A bus lane was introduced in lane 7 on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel project. In 2005 during the AM peak period the bus lane on the Sydney Harbour Bridge carried on average over 30% more people per hour across the harbour than the other 7 general traffic lanes combined.
Annual average daily traffic has since grown to:
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1950 |
32,000 vehicles |
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1960 |
76,000 vehicles |
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1970 |
129,000 vehicles |
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1980 |
159,000 vehicles |
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1987 |
180,366 vehicles |
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1989 |
182,024 vehicles |
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1991 |
181,878 vehicles |
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1992 |
138,400 vehicles |
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1995 |
150,889 vehicles |
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2000 |
161,000 vehicles |
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2005 |
161,000 vehicles |
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(Note: Harbour Tunnel opened 31st August 1992 and 2005 traffic volume was 86,800 vehicles) |
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