Bridges Over The Brisbane River
The Brisbane River, running through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is crossed by sixteen major bridges, from the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges 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 Mount Crosby: the Mount Crosby Weir, and Colleges Crossing (which straddles the boundary between Brisbane and Ipswich).
Read more about Bridges Over The Brisbane River: Major Bridges, Future Bridges, Cross River Tunnels, Crossings Between The Centenary Bridge and Wivenhoe Dam, Crossings From Lake Wivenhoe To Moore, Upstream From Moore
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