Tasman Bridge
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The Tasman Bridge is a major concrete bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, carrying the Tasman Highway across the Derwent River and known for its 1975 collapse after a ship collision.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tasman Bridge canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
concrete bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| carries | Tasman Highway ⓘ |
| causeOfAccident | ship collision ⓘ |
| cityServed | Hobart ⓘ |
| connects |
Eastern Shore suburbs of Hobart
ⓘ
Hobart ⓘ
surface form:
Hobart CBD
|
| constructionStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crosses |
Derwent River
ⓘ
Derwent River ⓘ
surface form:
River Derwent, Hobart
|
| dateOfAccident | 1975-01-05 ⓘ |
| designedFor | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| function | road transport ⓘ |
| hasBicycleAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem |
WGS84
ⓘ
surface form:
World Geodetic System 1984
|
| hasPedestrianAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on Tasmanian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| impactOfCollapse |
necessitated use of ferries as temporary transport
ⓘ
severed road link between Hobart and Eastern Shore ⓘ |
| isMajorTransportLinkFor |
Greater Hobart region
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Hobart area
|
| knownFor |
1975 bridge collapse
ⓘ
collision with bulk carrier Lake Illawarra ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | Derwent River estuary ⓘ |
| location |
Australia
ⓘ
Hobart ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Department of State Growth (Tasmania) ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1964 ⓘ |
| owner |
Government of Tasmania
ⓘ
surface form:
State Government of Tasmania
|
| partOf |
Highway 1 (Australia)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Highway 1 (via Tasman Highway)
|
| region | Southern Tasmania ⓘ |
| reopened | 1977 ⓘ |
| riverBank1 | Hobart CBD side ⓘ |
| riverBank2 | Eastern Shore of Hobart ⓘ |
| safetyImprovements |
navigation aids upgraded after 1975 accident
ⓘ
structural strengthening after reconstruction ⓘ |
| significantEvent | partial collapse in 1975 ⓘ |
| state | Tasmania ⓘ |
| structureType | girder bridge ⓘ |
| victims | 12 deaths ⓘ |
| yearOfAccident | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
River Derwent (Tasmania)