Tasman Bridge: 50th anniversary of official opening

Tasman Bridge: 50th anniversary of official opening

9 years, 11 months ago

Tasman Bridge: 50th anniversary of official opening

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Fifty years ago today, Hobart's Tasman Bridge was officially opened. Plans for a bridge to link Hobart's eastern and western shores across the River Derwent date back to 1832, but it was not until 1943 the first bridge was completed. Loading YouTube content "There was a really, really bad southerly and we had to wait and there was somebody standing at the eastern shore end of the lift span, and when the bridge was in the right position for you to come off the lift span onto the bridge, he would signal two or three cars across. Today the bridge remains one of Tasmania's most important pieces of transport infrastructure, connecting Hobart's eastern shore to the CBD.

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