500 metres
500 mLength · definition
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500 m
500 metres
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500 mLength
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia, connecting the city centre with the North Shore.
503 mMain arch span
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The main arch span of Sydney Harbour Bridge is about 1.01 times 500 metres.
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500 metres
Length: 500 m; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Main arch span: 503 m; specified; range 502 m–504 m.
The selected measurement is the approximately 503 m main steel arch span, not total approach length.
Transport for NSW — Sydney Harbour Bridge
The marked main arch span is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
503 mMain arch span · specified · range 502 m–504 m
The selected measurement is the approximately 503 m main steel arch span, not total approach length.
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- Length ↔ Main arch span
- Relative size
- The main arch span of Sydney Harbour Bridge is about 1.01 times 500 metres. The main arch span of Sydney Harbour Bridge is approximately 0.6% greater than 500 metres.
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- We use 503 m for the main arch span of Sydney Harbour Bridge; the recorded range is 502 m–504 m.
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1,640.4 ftfeet
0.31069 mimiles
3.3423 × 10⁻⁹ AUastronomical units
5.285 × 10⁻¹⁴ lylight-years
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