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General Tips: The Hobart Bridge
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  • Favorite Thing: The first plans for bridging the Derwent close to Hobart date back to 1832. One of these early designs by Captain Jacobs was for a floating structure consisting of short spans in timber bridging between barges anchored across the river. It was not until 1943 that the first bridge was completed, this being a floating arch bridge and lift span.
    Following the completion of the floating arch bridge in 1943 the growth of population on the eastern bank of the River Derwent was very fast; by 1955 the bridge was unable to carry the number of vehicles required to use it without extreme congestion.


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    Comments for rozehill about Hobart
    ATXtraveler Sun Sep 11, 2005 07:36 UTC
     Great Start on this lovely little town.
    Goner Fri Oct 22, 2004 03:51 UTC
     Hobart is very beautiful with the snow capped mountain- but what tragic thing happened there?
    deecat Thu Aug 12, 2004 22:32 UTC
     This are dynamic photographs. I enjoyed reading about Hobard and Port Arthur. An enlightening experience.
    seamandrew Thu Sep 18, 2003 15:00 UTC
     I'll be visiting Hobart in January. Can't wait! Thanks for the tips!
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