General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Replaces: |
Hobart Bridge (1943)
|
| Coordinates: | 42° 51' 54" S 147° 20' 37" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | ca. 1 500 m | |
| number of spans | 1964: 22 1977: 21 |
|
| number of lanes | 1964: 4 1977: 5 |
|
| eastern approach viaduct | ||
|---|---|---|
| span lengths | 1964: 6 x 42.7 m 1977: 42.7 m - 85.34 m - 3 x 42.7 m |
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| main bridge | ||
| main span | 73 m | |
| span lengths | 43.4 m - 73 m - 43.4 m | |
| western approach viaduct | ||
| span lengths | 13 x 42.7 m | |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 17 August 1964 | Official opening. |
|---|---|
| 5 January 1975 | Bulk ore carrier "Lake Illawara" collides with pier 19. Part of the bridge deck collapses claiming 12 lives. |
Participants
Reconstruction (1975-1977)
Design
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1964): Le pont Tasman, sur la Derwent, près de Hobart (Tasmanie). In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 40, n. 11-12 (November 1964), pp. 371-374.
- (1976): Restoration and Widening of Tasman Bridge. In: Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia (July 1976).
- (1979): Restoration and widening of the Tasman bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Bridges = Ponts = Brücken, Zürich, Switzerland, 1979.
- (1969): The Superstructure of the Tasman Bridge, Hobart. In: The Structural Engineer, v. 47, n. 2 (February 1969).
- (1966): Tasman Bridge Foundations. In: Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia (June 1966).
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20001193 - Published on:
18/01/2001 - Last updated on:
10/06/2023
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