1/22Tasman Bridge Disaster 1975
Tasman Bridge disaster
HISTORICAL images of the Tasman Bridge disaster.
2/22People wait for a ferry during Tasman Bridge disaster
3/22Ferries doing the “ferry boat shuffle”
4/22Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
5/22People line up for the ferry during Tasman Bridge disaster 1975
6/22Elizabeth St Pier was used as a terminal for the trans-Derwent ferries
7/22The gap between the two pylons of the bridge seen in the light of day.
8/22Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
9/22Rebuilding the bridge
10/22Cars on edge taken just after the accident. Picture: Don Stephens
11/22A long queue of people waiting for the ferry.
12/22Historical Accident water Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
13/22Rebuilding the bridge
14/22Murray Ling moves the car next to his back from the brink
15/22Cars hanging over the edge of the bridge. Picture: Barry Winburn
16/22The bridge after being hit by the ship Lake Illawarra. Picture: Peter Rees
17/22People travelling on a ferry.
18/22CSIRO geophysical survey and mapping of the MV Lake Illawarra produced a 3D point cloud model of the ship which crashed into the Tasman Bridge on 5 January 1975. Picture: CSIRO
19/22Historical Accident water Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
20/22Historical Accident water Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
21/22Historical Accident water Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
22/22Historical Accident water Tasman Bridge Disaster January 1975
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