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The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
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Tasman Bridge
Highway bridge over the River Derwent in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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, with a total length measuring…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tasmania
State of Australia
Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tasman Bridge disaster
1975 bridge collapse in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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 River Derwent, collided with several pylons of the Tasman Bridge and caused a large…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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