On a cost-per-metre basis, it is actually more expensive. The 280m-long Helix bridge cost $69 million to build, compared with the $40 million to span the 150m of the Torrens. Source: Supplied. Thatâs $27,000 less per metre to build the Helix Bridge.And whatâs more, the spectacular bridge was primarily designed by Australians.n a cost-per-metre basis, it is actually more expensive. The 280m-long Helix bridge cost $69 million to build, compared with the $40 million to span the 150m of the Torrens. Source: Supplied. Thatâs $27,000 less per metre to build the Helix Bridge.
Population: 1,906. Location: Literally at the end of the road, Tofino is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, accessed via Highway 4 from Parksville, 26 miles (42 kms) north of Ucluelet and 81 miles (130 kms) west of Port Alberni.Driving time from Victoria is approximately 4 to 5 hours.opulation: 1,906. Location: Literally at the end of the road, Tofino is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, accessed via Highway 4 from Parksville, 26 miles (42 kms) north of Ucluelet and 81 miles (130 kms) west of Port Alberni. Driving time from Victoria is approximately 4 to 5 hours.
The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. In a letter dated 1864 (in the North Carolina Tar Heel Collection), a Colonel Joseph Engelhard described the Battle of Ream's Station in Virginia.