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The Sydney Harbour Bridge was given this unofficial nickname because its distinctive high arch shape resembles an older style coathanger.

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is colloquially known as the "coathanger" because, with its distinctive curved arch and cables, it vaguely resembles a wire coathanger.

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The nickname is given to the Harbour Bridge, not the harbour itself. The bridge's shape resembles an old-fashioned coat hanger.

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