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The Tasman Bridge is a prestressed concrete girder bridge connecting the Tasman Highway over the River Derwent in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. When it opened on 29 March 1965, the Tasman was the longest prestressed concrete bridge in Australia, [2] with a total length measuring 1,396 metres (4,580 ft), including approaches. [3]
- 95 metres (312 ft)
- River Derwent
- 1,395 metres (4,577 ft)
View of the bridge as it stood in 2006. The Tasman Bridge disaster occurred on the evening of 5 January 1975, in Hobart, the capital city of Australia's island state of Tasmania, when the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra, travelling up the Derwent River, collided with several pylons of the Tasman Bridge and caused a large section of the bridge deck to collapse onto the ship and into the river below.
- January 5, 1975
- Bulk carrier Lake Illawarra collision with a bridge pier
- 12
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Jan 4, 2019 · The Tasman Bridge was, and still is, the backbone of Hobart's transport link, connecting the suburbs on the east and west shores of the River Derwent. 'A tale of two cities'
Jan 4, 2022 · A picture in time: the Tasman Bridge disaster. O n the evening of Sunday 5 January 1975, the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra was travelling up the Derwent River in Hobart on its way to deliver zinc ...
One of the famous landmarks in Hobart that any visitor is likely to come across is Tasman Bridge. It is among the world’s first box-girder cantilever bridges to have been built. The five-lane long-span bridge runs across the Derwent River close to the Hobart city center and is part of the Tasman Highway.
Jan 5, 2015 · The Tasman Bridge in Hobart was closed on Monday for 20 minutes to mark the 40th anniversary of the night it was cut in two by a bulk ore carrier with the loss of 12 lives. Forty years ago the ...
Jun 27, 2022 · Plans are released for a $130 million upgrade of one of Hobart's most iconic landmarks, the Tasman Bridge — the first major works since the disaster of 1975 in which 12 people died.
