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.

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Tasman Bridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
concrete bridge
road bridge
carries Tasman Highway
causeOfAccident ship collision
cityServed Hobart
connects Eastern Shore suburbs of Hobart
Hobart CBD
linked to: Hobart
constructionStart 1960
continent Australia
country Australia
crosses Derwent River
River Derwent, Hobart
linked to: Derwent River
dateOfAccident 1975-01-05
designedFor motor vehicles
function road transport
hasBicycleAccess yes
hasCoordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984
linked to: WGS84
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 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 State Government of Tasmania
partOf 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Derwent River hasBridge Tasman Bridge
River Derwent (Tasmania) crossedBy Tasman Bridge
subject linked to: River Derwent
Selfs Point near Tasman Bridge