Talk:Story Bridge

The Story Bridge is the second crossing (travelling upstream) of the Brisbane River. It was opened on 6th July, 1940. It carries both road and foot traffic and has a pleasantly wide walkway on either side, finishing with a decorative safety fence made of vertical wrought iron rails. Among many other features of historical interest, it is notable as the scene of a compelling personal drama in the mid-1960s involving the prominent Wikipedia contributor known as Tannin, who visited Brisbane as a child and got his head stuck between the bars.

(It's true! That's the only thing I can remember from my first trip to Brisbane. Stuck my head through the bars to look down at the water (or something), and then couldn't get it back out again without pulling my ears off. My brother eventually came along and "rescued" me. I was maybe 7 or 8 years old at the time. Tannin)

Hehehe - Is there are Wikitrivia Project??? - Gaz

Story Bridge

I am curious to a story i have heard about this bridge. Is it true that the Story Bridge was built by left over steel from The Sydney Harbour Bridge?

So rumour has it.

Thankyou.

Chris.

Chris: I completed a Story Bridge Adventure Climb on Friday 14th October and the guide on the walk was very knowledgeable (her name was Natalie). One of the interesting things she commented on was that the building of the Story Bridge got delayed for a year as there was a steel delay. All steel for the bridge came from Newcastle and Woolongong and each component of the bridge was constructed at a site at Yeronga (I think) and then shipped down the river. She didn't mention at anytime the bridge was built with leftover steel from the Harbour Bridge.

Kev

Chris: I think you are getting confused with the cables on the Walter Taylor Bridge at Indooroopilly. I believe these were the cables used to temporarily stay parts of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its construction.

Glen