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for two-thirds of the length of Pitt Water and use a bridge to complete the rest of the crossing. A single-lane timber bridge was the first construction, but continuing maintenance on a major highway bridge became a significant problem.
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was present at the official opening ceremony which was also attended by the
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1054:College of Arts, Law and Education
898:Davey Street Congregational Church
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1434:Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
1201:Maritime Museum of Tasmania
878:Cadbury's Chocolate Factory
158:460 metres (1,509 ft)
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871:Buildings and structures
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1262:Clarence Aquatic Centre
1186:Cascades Female Factory
1150:Royal Hobart Showground
1135:Federation Concert Hall
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751:Lindisfarne Interchange
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405:. 2003. Archived from
399:"Secretary's Overview"
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1216:Salamanca Arts Centre
1196:Lady Franklin Gallery
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998:Royal Hobart Hospital
439:at Wikimedia Commons
242:in the south-east of
1484:Zoodoo Wildlife Park
1252:Bellerive Yacht Club
1181:Campbell Street Gaol
1008:St David's Cathedral
746:Kingston Interchange
537:East Derwent Highway
287:beam and slab bridge
275:Tasmanian Government
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1551:Blackmans Bay Beach
1534:Beaches and islands
1388:Jordan River Bridge
1378:Cambridge Aerodrome
1247:Baskerville Raceway
1018:St Mary's Cathedral
933:Iron Pot Lighthouse
913:Holy Trinity Church
903:General Post Office
815:Transport in Hobart
715:Jordan River Bridge
705:Blair Street Bridge
325:Premier of Tasmania
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1363:Bridgewater Bridge
1191:Grote Reber Museum
1140:MyState Bank Arena
1028:Trafalgar Building
1003:Taroona Shot Tower
993:Railway Roundabout
810:Highways in Hobart
710:Bridgewater Bridge
409:on 10 October 2006
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1383:Constitution Dock
1307:Queenborough Oval
1302:North Hobart Oval
1272:Elwick Racecourse
1089:Parliament Square
1044:Anglesea Barracks
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1084:Parliament House
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1037:Institutions
928:ICON Complex
739:Interchanges
719:
700:Bowen Bridge
645:Davey Street
548:Huon Highway
429:
411:. Retrieved
407:the original
374:. Retrieved
367:the original
363:John Holland
322:
318:
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296:
292:John Holland
284:
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223:
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199:John Holland
155:Total length
29:
1591:Lords Beach
1424:Alum Cliffs
1069:The Hedberg
634:Algona Road
626:Major roads
228:road bridge
162:bridge only
125:, Australia
77: /
65:147°31′33″E
52:Coordinates
1621:Categories
1596:Long Beach
1327:TCA Ground
943:Ingle Hall
339:References
236:Pitt Water
109:Pitt Water
62:42°48′23″S
1520:Salamanca
1493:Precincts
1346:Transport
1130:City Hall
1109:Town Hall
963:NAB House
760:Proposals
329:Jim Bacon
1581:Iron Pot
1292:KGV Park
1287:KGV Oval
486:Highways
413:11 April
376:15 April
305:and the
279:causeway
244:Tasmania
213:Location
183:Designer
123:Tasmania
693:Bridges
333:Jim Cox
269:History
258:on the
238:, near
234:across
178:History
105:Crosses
90:Carries
1235:Sports
677:
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479:Hobart
303:France
252:Hobart
240:Sorell
205:Opened
145:Design
119:Hobart
115:Locale
938:Incat
370:(PDF)
359:(PDF)
226:is a
170:Width
415:2007
378:2007
323:The
273:The
299:GHD
187:GHD
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327:,
121:,
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842:t
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