Tas-Tasman Bridge

[Mad Aussie]

In 1964 the Tasman bridge was opened to cross the Derwent River and bridge the gap to Rosny, Bridgewater and on to the Tasman Peninsula.

On Jan 5 in 1975 at 9.27pm the bulk ore carrier ship "Lake Illawarra" crashed into the bridge. 3 sections of the span fell, sinking the ship and killing 6 crew onboard. Before traffic could be stopped, 5 more people (in cars) drove off the bridge to their deaths also.

Can you imagine that? I can barely start to imagine the horror of suddenly driving into the blackness and realizing you were falling to your death.

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[Wicked Dark]

ooh, the middle one is arresting.

[Iguanasan]

Yeah, the middle one is my favourite from this set too. Great images all but the nod goes to the 2nd one. :clap::clap:

[Bambi]

I agree: all are lovely but the middle is outstanding!

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks WD, Iggy and Bambi. Looks like golden hues win here ;)

That was one of those shots I didn't think would be much good at the time of taking it but a just small amount of curves treatment and it looked ok.