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Matura próbna 2009 - Próbna matura 2009 podstawowy czytanie 6
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Próbna matura 2009
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Hammersmith Bridge is one of the less famous London bridges, but it has a history
which is as interesting as all the others put together. It was built in the 1820s, and was the first
suspension bridge in London. By the 1870s, the bridge was not strong enough to support
the weight of heavy traffic. In 1875, when 12,000 people crowded onto it to watch
the University Boat Race, the owners were alarmed and the decision was made to rebuild it.
Although it was replaced with a new bridge in the 1880s, many of the original parts remained,
and the new bridge was altogether much more decorative and beautiful than the original.
Unfortunately, the bridge has been a target for bombers on a number of occasions,
surviving due to some extraordinary pieces of luck. IRA members left a bomb in the middle
of the bridge in 1939, but a bold passer-by picked it up and threw it into the river, where
it exploded. In 1996, another bomb was left under the bridge, but luckily it failed to go off.
In February 1979, local residents heard a massive bang, which they thought was
a bomb. In fact the noise was caused by one of the massive steel cables which holds the
bridge up. The cable broke, which led to the closure of the bridge for a number of months.
The bridge closed again in 1997 for more repairs. The angry motorists wanted to know
why their route into London was blocked again. The Transport Minister had to explain that
the bridge designed to accommodate horses and carts over a hundred years ago needed
strengthening to deal with the 150,000 cars and buses which passed over it daily.
In June 2000 Hammersmith Bridge was the target of yet another terrorist bomb attack
and - after necessary repairs - was reopened to both cars and pedestrians in July 2001, with
the exception of vehicles above 7.5 tonnes.
Hammersmith Bridge looks especially beautiful at night, which is the result of
a lighting scheme installed in 2002. The elegant, green-painted bridge is still an important
landmark in the University Boat Race. Today, however, the bridge is closed to pedestrians
during the race.
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