aussieboy
I think you may find this interesting. (From your screen name I assume you are Australian.) When construction on the Sydney Harbor Bridge began it was supposed to be the longest arch bridge in the world. The Bayonne Bridge, on which construction was started later on and finished earlier is longer by about 2 feet. The same gold scissors was used for the ribbon cutting ceremonies on both bridges. After the ribbon cutting in Australia the scissors were taken apart, half was kept in Australia and the other half was sent to the U.S.