Neville Bonner Bridge
Neville Bonner Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge construction site in August 2021 | |
| Coordinates | 27°28′29″S 153°01′21″E / 27.4746°S 153.0224°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Brisbane River |
| Locale | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Other name(s) | Queen’s Wharf Bridge |
| Named for | Neville Bonner |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 320 metres (1,050 ft) |
| Height | Mast: 75 metres (246 ft) |
| Longest span | 145 metres (476 ft) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Clearance below | 11.4 metres (37 ft)-12.7 metres (42 ft) from high water level to the bridge deck |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Grimshaw Architects WSP |
| Constructed by | Fitzgerald Constructions Australia |
| Construction start | March 2020 |
| Opened | 2022 (scheduled) |
| Location | |
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The Neville Bonner Bridge is a footbridge being built across the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. The bridge will connect the suburb of South Bank with the Brisbane central business district. It is named after Neville Bonner, Australia’s first Indigenous member of the Parliament of Australia. The design concept for the bridge, by Grimshaw Architects, is an arch and single mast cable-stayed bridge with continuous shading supported by one mid-river pier. A large observation deck will be located in the centre of the bridge.[1][2]
Up to 10,000 people are expected to use the bridge every day.[3]
History
The bridge is part of the Queen's Wharf development in the Brisbane central business district. Construction on the bridge had begun by March 2020.[4] During construction in June 2021, the Riverside Expressway was partially closed so that pieces of the bridge could be placed above the road.[5] Close to the banks piles were dug 30 metres into the ground to support the structure, while in the river a depth of 35 metres was reached.[6]
Design
The cable-stayed bridge will have a length of 320 metres (1,050 feet).[7] The maximum mast height is 75 metres (246 feet).[6] The clearance for river vessels is 11.4 to 12.7 metres (37 to 42 feet) from high water level to the bridge deck. This is the same height as the Victoria and Captain Cook Bridges. The bridge will be fully shaded.
It features two arches, each 60 metres long and weighing 90 tonnes.[3] The walkway will be suspended from the arches which reach a height of 30 metres above the river.[3]
References
- ^ "Revised designs for 'dramatic' Queen's Wharf bridge released". Architecture Media. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Next Phase of Queen's Wharf Bridge Design Submitted". Brisbane Development. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Read, Cloe (29 November 2021). "Bridge over Brisbane River takes shape even as casino owner may be in troubled water". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Neville Bonner Bridge to connect two iconic places, now under construction". queenswharfbrisbane.com.au. Destination Brisbane Consortium. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ O'Flaherty, Antonia (18 June 2021). "Riverside Expressway to close for weekend work on Neville Bonner Bridge". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Piling commences for Brisbane's first river bridge in more than 10 years" (PDF). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "StackPath". Grimshaw Architects. Retrieved 8 August 2021.