Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane
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 Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane |
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| Official name | Captain Cook Bridge |
| Carries | Motor Vehicles |
| Crosses | Brisbane River |
| Locale | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Design | Concrete box girder |
| Total length | 555 metres (1,821 ft) |
| Longest span | 183 metres (600 ft) |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Coordinates | 27°28′50″S 153°01′45″E / 27.480562°S 153.029101°ECoordinates: 27°28′50″S 153°01′45″E / 27.480562°S 153.029101°E |
The Captain Cook Bridge is a motorway bridge over the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. It was built exclusively for vehicular traffic and was opened in 1972. The bridge crosses at the South Brisbane Reach of the river, linking Gardens Point to Kangaroo Point .
Captain Cook Bridge actually consists of two separate bridges, one for each direction of traffic. The bridge carries three lanes of traffic in either direction and links the M3 Pacific Motorway to the M3 Riverside Expressway. It is the main route from the city's south into the Brisbane central business district.[1]
At the time of completion the main span of 183 m held the world record for this type of structure for a period of 3 months, when it was superseded by the Harama Bridge in Japan (241 m).[2]
The structure is Queensland's busiest traffic bridge with more than 1 million vehicles crossing it weekly in 2007.[3]
Downstream from the Captain Cook Bridge is the Story Bridge, while the Goodwill Bridge is the next crossing upstream.
Concerns were raised in 2007 about the structure's integrity after it was revealed that contractors who attached a gantry to the bridge had drilled numerous holes which had damaged steel reinforcement bars. After investigations were completed it was concluded that the damage was insignificant as only 57 vertical steel bars out of 21000 had been cut.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Captain Cook Bridge to face inspection". Brisbane Times. 17 August 2007. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/captain-cook-bridge-to-face-inspection/2007/08/17/1186857719587.html. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Captain Cook Bridge". Structurae. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0004721. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Tuck Thompson (2007-08-17). "Captain Cook Bridge riddled with holes". The Courer Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22258655-952,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ "Riverside Expressway bridge 'structurally safe'". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Digital. 4 August 2008. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/riverside-expressway-bridge-structurally-safe/2008/08/04/1217701934235.html. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
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