RESTORATION OF THE TASMAN BRIDGE

The demolition of two 80 M pile and pier supports by an ore carrier, and the subsequent collapse of three spans left a 128 M gap in the Tasman Bridge and destroyed the pattern of travel in Hobart. Reconstruction was hampered by the sunken ship and wreckage of the bridge superstructure in depths of 20 to 40 M of water with poor visibility. Accurate location was only possible with specially developed sonar equipment. The method of restoration chosen was to build an 85 M steel box girder from pier 17 to 19 with a new pier at the site of pier 19, and a 43 M prestressed concrete span from pier 19 to 20. Pier 18 was too difficult to replace and the shafts of piers 17 and 20 require reconstruction. The replacement spans are to be floated down river, and lifted into position by derrick cranes. The complete bridge is to be widened from four to five traffic lanes at the same time as the restoration. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Concrete Publications Limited

  Securities House, 126 the Terrace
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 16-17
• Serial:
  • NEW ZEALAND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
  • Publisher: CEMENT & CONCRETE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND
  • ISSN: 0549-0219

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridge members; Bridge piers; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Construction management; Failure; Islands; Length; Pavement widening; Prestressed concrete; Reconstruction; Repairing; Steel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 3474: Box girder; 3455: Bridge; 3434: Bridge pier; 3666: Construction method; 5520: Failure; 4796: Prestressed concrete; 3635: Repair; 3452: Span; 4542: Steel; 2889: Widening (road, bridge)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164290
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM