Bridges over the Brisbane River
The Brisbane River, running through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is crossed by 13 major bridges, from the Gateway downsteam to the Centenary upsteam. The river meanders through an urban area that comprises 1.8 million people.
There are two smaller crossings in the west of Brisbane City in the suburb of Mt Crosby: the Mt Crosby Weir, and Colleges Crossing (which straddles the boundary between Brisbane and Ipswich).
Major bridges
| # | Name | Usage | Description | Photo |
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| 1 | Gateway | vehicles | Opened January 1986. Concrete box girder design. 260 metre (853 ft) main span. [1] |
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| 2 | Story | vehicles & pedestrians |
Opened July 1940. Steel truss design. 777 metres (2,549 ft) long with a 282 metre (925 ft) main span.[2] |
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| 3 | Captain Cook | vehicles | Opened 1972. Concrete box girder design. 555 metres (1,821 ft) long with 183 metre (600 ft) main span.[3] |
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| 4 | Goodwill | pedestrians & cyclists |
Opened October 2001. 450 metres (1,476 ft) long with 102 metre (335 ft) main span.[4] |
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| 5 | Victoria | vehicles & pedestrians |
Opened 1969. Replaced its namesake. 146.3 metre (480 ft) main span.[5] |
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| 6 | Kurilpa | pedestrians & cyclists |
Under Construction. 'Tensgrity' design. 425m long pathway[6] |
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| 7 | William Jolly — also known as the Grey Street Bridge |
vehicles & pedestrians | Opened March 1932. Concrete arch design. 498 metres (1,634 ft) long with a 73 metre (240 ft) main span.[7] |
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| 8 | Merivale | rail | Opened November 1978. Tied steel arch design. Main span 132 metre (433 ft).[8] |
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| 9 | Hale Street | vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians |
Under Construction. Concrete balanced cantilever design.[9] |
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| 10 | Eleanor Schonell — formerly known as the Green Bridge. |
buses, cyclists & pedestrians |
Opened December 2006. Cable-stayed design. 390 metres (1,280 ft) long.[10] |
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| 11 | Jack Pesch | pedestrians | Opened October 1998. Steel cable-stay design.[11] |
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| 12 | Albert | rail | Opened 1895. Steel truss design. Replaced its namesake. 208 metres (682 ft) long with two spans each 103.7 metres (340 ft). [12] |
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| 13 | Indooroopilly Railway | rail | Opened 1957. Steel truss design. 208.5 metres (684 ft) long with two equal spans. [13] |
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| 14 | Walter Taylor | vehicles & pedestrians |
Opened February 1936. Suspension design. Main span 182.9 metres (600 ft). The bridge's towers are occupied.[14] |
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| 15 | Centenary | vehicles & pedestrians |
Concrete girder[15] |  |
Map
Legend
Future bridges
- Duplication of the Gateway Bridge is underway. The exact copy of the existing bridge will be completed by 2011.
- A toll bridge at Hale Street is under construction to the west of the Merivale Bridge, and will alleviate traffic congestion in the CBD by providing a direct connection between Hale Street and Merivale/Cordelia Streets. It will complete an inner city ring road in combination with the Inner City Bypass and the Clem7 Tunnel
- The Kurilpa Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge currently under construction between the Brisbane CBD at Tank St and Kurilpa Point.
- In 2007 the Smart State Council announced plans for a series of new green mode bridges for Brisbane. New bridges include a connection from Margaret Street near the Stock Exchange in the City to Thornton Street, Kangaroo Point. From Cairns Street Kangaroo Point a new bridge will connect to the end of the floating riverwalk at Merthyr Road, New Farm. And from Merthyr Road, Teneriffe a new bridge will connect to Hardcaste Park, Hawthorne (near Lindsay Street). These new bridges will create a greenway corridor over 5 green bridges from Morningside, through Hawthorne, Teneriffe, New Farm, Kangaroo Point, City, Northbank, South Bank, Dutton Park and Boggo Road to the University of Queensland.[16]
Cross river tunnels
Currently, no tunnels cross the Brisbane River, although the North-South Bypass Tunnel is currently under construction.
References
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Duplicate bridge currently under construction Structurae: Gateway Bridge (1986), retrieved 2008-11-26{{citation}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Structurae: Story Bridge (1940), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Captain Cook Bridge (1972), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Goodwill Pedestrian Bridge, retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Victoria Bridge (1969), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Department of Public Works: Kurilpa Bridge, retrieved 2009-03-16
- ^ Structurae: William Jolly Bridge (1932), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Merivale Bridge (1978), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Hale Street Link, retrieved 2009-03-16
- ^ Structurae: Eleanor Schonell Bridge (2006), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Jack Pesch Bridge (1998), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Albert Bridge (1893), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Queensland State Archives Series ID 18136, Indooroopilly Railway Bridge Plans, retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Walter Taylor Bridge (1936), retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Structurae: Centenary Bridge, retrieved 2008-11-26
- ^ Ministerial Media Statements, July 15, 2007, retrieved 2008-11-26
External links
- Historical Brisbane River Map - shows the positions of Brisbane bridges on the river