Mid March 2005 - The Tasman Bridge across the River Derwent, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

IMAGE INFO

- Viewpoint is looking back east-north-east during our return walk to Hobart from from Rose Bay.

- Note the warning sign for pedestrians at the right of pic - "DO NOT CROSS IF A LARGE SHIP IS APPROACHING THE BRIDGE" :o)

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HISTORICAL INFO

- On 5 January 1975, the Tasman Bridge was struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, bound for EZ Industries' Risdon Zinc Works with a cargo of 9,072 tonnes (10,000 short tons) of zinc concentrate.[5] It caused two pylons and three sections of concrete decking, totalling 127 metres (417 ft), to fall from the bridge and sink the ship. 7 of the ship's crew & 5 motorists were kiled in the tragedy.

- Full Wiki link:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_Bridge

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SOURCE INFO

- Original image was captured using a Canon PowerShot A75 3.2MP 3x Zoom digital compact camera (at Medium resolution = 1600 x 1200 image size).

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PROCESS INFO

- Initially post-edited using Adobe Photoshop CS Windows.

- Latest version re-processed using AI enlargement & enhancement software.

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