Major Bridges
| # | Name | Usage | Description | Photo |
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| 1 | Sir Leo Hielscher (two bridges) Gateway Bridge |
vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians |
Original bridge opened January 1986. Duplicate bridge opened May 2010. Concrete box girder design. 260 metre (853 ft) main span. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 4 | Goodwill | pedestrians & cyclists |
Opened October 2001. 450 metres (1,476 ft) long with 102 metre (335 ft) main span. |
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| 5 | Victoria | vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians |
Opened 1969. Replaced its namesake. 146.3 metre (480 ft) main span. |
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| 6 | Kurilpa | pedestrians & cyclists |
Opened October 2009. 'Tensegrity' design. 425m long pathway |
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| 7 | William Jolly 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. |
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| 8 | Merivale | rail | Opened November 1978. Tied steel arch design. Main span 132 metre (433 ft). |
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| 9 | Go Between Hale Street Link. |
vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians |
Opened 5 July 2010. Concrete box girder balanced cantilever design. |
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| 10 | Eleanor Schonell Green Bridge. |
buses, cyclists & pedestrians |
Opened December 2006. Cable-stayed design. 390 metres (1,280 ft) long. |
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| 11 | Jack Pesch | cyclists & pedestrians |
Opened October 1998. Steel cable-stay design. |
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| 12 | Albert | rail | Opened 1895. Steel truss design. 208 metres (682 ft) long with two spans each 103.7 metres (340 ft). |
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| 13 | Indooroopilly Railway | rail | Opened 1957. Steel truss design. 208.5 metres (684 ft) long with two equal spans. |
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| 14 | Walter Taylor | vehicles & pedestrians |
Opened February 1936. Suspension design. Main span 183 metres (600 ft). The bridge's towers are occupied. |
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| 15 | Centenary | vehicles, cyclists & pedestrians |
Concrete girder |
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