 Eleanor Schonell Bridge (formerly called the Green Bridge) during its construction The Eleanor Schonell Bridge, also known as the Green Bridge, is a 390 metre (1,280 ft) long cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Brisbane River between Dutton Park and the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus. Its deck is 185 metres long, 20 metres wide and around 12.5 metres above the river's surface. The bridge was opened on December 17 2006, and is the first bridge in Australia exclusively designed for buses, cyclists and pedestrians, as well as the first public transport bridge built in Australia since the early 1900s.[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x800, 431 KB) Photograph of the completed Eleanor Schonell Bridge taken on 2007-01-31 by myself, from the City Cat. ...
The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ...
Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a metropolitan population of 1. ...
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ...
December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Image File history File linksMetadata GreenBridgeUnderConstruction. ...
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ...
The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ...
Dutton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ...
The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, and a member of Australias Group of Eight. ...
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The construction of the bridge has included the creation of a new road through Dutton Park, the expansion of Annerley Road, a new bus station for the University of Queensland and the permanent redirection of College Road in St Lucia. The UQ Lakes Bus Station, at UQs St Lucia Campus, is serviced by TransLink bus routes. ...
To coincide with the opening, Translink announced three new bus services which will use the bridge. These services are the 109, 169 and 209. The 109 started operation on 18 December 2006 and links UQ to the city via Annerley Road and the Southeast Busway. The 169 service began in February 2007 and links UQ with Eight Mile Plains and Garden City. The 209 service also began in February 2007. It links UQ with Carindale. More information about these services, and timetables, will be available on the Translink website soon. [2] For a list of all TransLink services, see the list of TransLink services. ...
A related transport infrastructure proposal is the Boggo Road Busway, which would link the Eleanor Schonell Bridge with the CityTrain network at Park Road station and beyond through to the South-East Busway. The Boggo Road Busway is intended to run from Buranda Station to UQ via the Green Bridge with stations at the following locations: University of Queensland Park Road Princess Alexandra Hospital Buranda Categories: Public transport in Brisbane | Brisbane bus stations ...
Citytrain is the name given to the extensive urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway network serving metropolitan Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ...
Park Road Station is a railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ...
The South-East Busway is a grade separated bus-only corridor running south from the Brisbane CBD to Eight Mile Plains, in South-East Queensland. ...
Traffic Impact
Morning west-bound and evening east-bound congestion on Coronation Drive has eased since the bridge opening,[citation needed] since southside commuters travelling to the UQ's St. Lucia campus can now cycle directly to St. Lucia, or drive to Dutton Park and walk or catch a bus across the bridge. Although southside travellers previously had the option of boarding a cross-river ferry, the bridge has a far greater capacity, average river crossing times have also improved, especially in the off-peak when only one ferry was in use. The popularity of the bridge has initially proven troubling to Translink and the Brisbane City Council, with extra buses having to be put on to cater to the large number of commuters travelling to Saint Lucia campus.[3] Coronation Drive (popularly known as Coro Drive) is a street in Brisbane, connecting the Central Business District to the suburb of Toowong. ...
Once the Boggo road busway is complete, the improved efficiency for the rail/bus interface at Park Road Station will open up the St. Lucia area to even more travellers.
The new route possibilities are not all one-sided, northside commuters now have a fifteen minute cycle along Annerly Road and the Goodwill bridge to the CBD from the UQ side of the bridge. The Goodwill Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting the Southbank Parklands with the CBD in Brisbane, Australia. ...
St Lucia End of Bridge The road on the bridge loops back on itself after only metres, this was a deliberate measure to ensure that UQ St Lucia was considered a "Green campus"[citation needed].
Naming of the Bridge Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman announced on the 28 August 2006 that the Green Bridge would officially be called the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. Six names had been originally proposed, being: Eleanor Schonell Bridge; Green Bridge; Harmony Bridge; Hawken Bridge; Mayne Bridge; and University Bridge. This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Brisbane , Queensland, Australia, a Local Government Area covering much of the urban area in the Brisbane River valley. ...
Campbell Newman was elected Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 2004. ...
August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ...
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Roger Hawken (born Roger William Hercules Hawken on May 12, 1878 at Darlington Sydney) was the first lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland in 1912 and continued lecturing until his death on 18th October 1947. ...
James ONeil Mayne (January 21, 1861-January 31, 1938) was the son of Patrick Mayne, and is best remembered for his donation of funds to purchase land for the St Lucia campus of the University of Queensland. ...
During its conception and construction, the bridge was known as the 'Green Bridge' because it was a sustainable transport iniative and since the naming many people have continued to call it the Green Bridge in preference to its offical name. Girl on a bicycle in a car free area in Frankfurt Sustainable transport is a phrase which was coined in the late 20th century to describe all forms of transport which minimise emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. ...
See also The UQ Lakes Bus Station, at UQs St Lucia Campus, is serviced by TransLink bus routes. ...
The Eastern Busway is a bus-only alignment intended to run between Buranda and Capalaba via Carindale in eastern Brisbane. ...
The Goodwill Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting the Southbank Parklands with the CBD in Brisbane, Australia. ...
External links - Green Bridge Project overview
- Google Earth (Version 4) 3D Model
- Mapping information for bridge: 27°29′52.01″S, 153°1′15.53″E
References - ^ Green Bridge
- ^ Translink UQ Page
- ^ "Additional trips on Eleanor Schonell Bridge services - effective 5 March 2007", Queensland Transport, March 1, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
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