West Gate Bridge

[fdisilvestro]

West Gate Bridge, from the West Gate Park in Port Melbourne



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[Bob_B]

I like it very much.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Nice.

[fdisilvestro]

Thank you, Bob & Eric

[seamus finn]

Excellent - great composition.
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[Arlen]

It's quite an interesting perspective.

[fdisilvestro]

Thanks a lot for your comments!

[GrahamBy]

Thanks Francisco... I like the photo, but it also has nostalgic value. I lived in Melbourne for 16 years, but strangely only crossed that bridge a handful of times. Plus of course I remember the disaster during it's construction, when an out of control tug-boat hit one of the pylons and caused a span to fall, with workers inside

[N80]

Well done.

[fdisilvestro]

Thanks for the comments,

I remember the disaster during it's construction, when an out of control tug-boat hit one of the pylons and caused a span to fall, with workers inside

I was unaware of that accident, as I have been living in Melbourne only 4 years. In any case, from what I read on the internet, the collapse of a section of the bridge during its construction was due to a combination of design & construction issues, unless there was another incident related to a tug-boat, for which I haven't found references.

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[Jeremy Roussak]

I like it. My first thought was that some interest in the sky might be good, but I was wrong: the empty space is just what's needed.

Jeremy

[GrahamBy]

the collapse of a section of the bridge during its construction was due to a combination of design & construction issues,

I may be mixing them up (I was only a child): my vague recollection is that the boat gave a gentle tap to the pylon and the section fell: it certainly should have resisted the impact and the fault was clearly design and contruction, as you say.

But yes, I may be mixing two different stories.

Edit: and indeed I was. the Westgate fell in 1970, the Tasman bridge (Hobart) was struck by a bulk ore carrier in 1975:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_Bridge