Talk:Tasman Bridge

earlier comment
I'm glad somebody has started putting better pictures on - in fact one of my hobbies I've been meaning to get into a bit is taking photos for Wikipedia, as I think every single article should have one or more photos - but just a small criticism that the photos aren't very clear and it's cloudy. Never mind, I'll see what I can do. - User:tilgrieog

Tasman Bridge Disaster
it was sad to here about and them people that died so im doing a project on it at school 2006 grade 7 at geeveston tasmania and if anyone that died on this bridge that you know im really sorry

Pictures
Found some pictures of the disater which i thought would look good in the article see http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/brd1.htm 203.202.43.54 (talk) 00:54, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

What does a "3,000 km old Holden Monaro GTS" mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.197.15.138 (talk) 08:56, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It means it was apparently almost new.  Either that,  or the owner hardly ever used it.Eregli bob (talk) 19:58, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * See section titled "3000km old Holden Monaro" below. HiLo48 (talk) 01:07, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Main Navigation Span
I'm no expert on the matter but i thought (espcially by the way the bridge is arched) that the main navigation span has always been in the same place, and also the Lake Illawarra's Captain was suffering extreme fatigue and struck the bridge well east of the Main Navigation Span. Is the page wrong? Am I wrong? -- Wiki ian (talk) 12:31, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Origins of the Tasman Bridge
Wasn't the Tasman bridge built to replace a floating, arced wooden span that went between the eastern and western shores? I'm pretty sure I saw that in a museum display once - maybe I should see what I can find about that and post it? shiyoushi 16:02, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure thats how you would describe the Hobart Bridge, but you can see a colour framed picture of it in the front window of the Winnings Newsagency in North Hobart. I would decribe the bridge as being exactly like the Bridgewater Bridge except it curved along the river and instead of a Causeway, there was a floating bridge. Wiki ian 17:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Gallery
I have started to add a gallery of images to add to the already fine shots of the bridge. However my knowledge of wiki markup is almost non existent. I would appreciate any help to make the formatting better, especially with ensuring the text falls beneath the gallery photos. I will be adding one or two more in coming days when I can. Please feel free to set the thumbs at an appropriate size. I think maybe 350px is maybe a bit large, especially as more are added.--Phil Wardle (talk) 06:41, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed! remember to add newer photos the same way i set your existing 3 pics. Regards Wiki ian 10:30, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that! Simple, when you see how it's done. :-)
 * Remember wikipedia isn't a photo gallery.  Aaroncrick (Tassie Boy talk) 08:02, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Designer - Tasman Bridge
Identified during a recent documentary on the ABC, I could not help but notice the similarity of a bridge in Tromso (Norway). Wikipedia has a reference to it and it is surprising the similarities to the specifications and start and completion dates. Is there a conncetion to the designer? Deskbound (talk) 05:07, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Both the Sandnessund Bridge and the Tromsø Bridge have remarkable similarities to the Tasman bridge, however they are not identical. Is it really worth mentioning this on the article?? There are other bridges in the world that look simular, like the Gateway Bridge in Brisbane

3000km old Holden Monaro
This statement doen't make any sense. Simply south (talk) 00:15, 18 December 2010 (UTC)


 * It does to all Australians! And the key words are Wikilinked. But fair comment. So, a translation:
 * Holden = Local branch of General Motors that has been making cars in Australia for many decades.
 * Monaro = the "supercar" produced by Holden between 1968 and 1977 and between 2001 and 2005.
 * 3000 km old = the distance the car had travelled since new.


 * If you watch TopGear, the guys there are keen on Monaros.


 * Hope this helps. I'll try to work some better words into the article. HiLo48 (talk) 09:39, 3 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Addendum: That Monaro is still in the hands of the same owner, who still drives it around Hobart. He has refused massive amounts of money for it. HiLo48 (talk) 09:41, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Also, what is "CBD"?
Several places in this article it uses the abbreviation "CBD", without ever defining it. What the heck is this? T-bonham (talk) 00:49, 6 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Stands for Central business district. That article explains it pretty well. HiLo48 (talk) 01:03, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

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 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20070626230423/http://www.news.com.au:80/mercury/story/0,22884,21937064-5007221,00.html to http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,21937064-5007221,00.html

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