The Captain Cook Bridge

Gardens Point is the southerly point on the peninsula on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The rest of the peninsula contains the Brisbane CBD. Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane Looking north with city in the background. ... Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane Looking north with city in the background. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Captain Cook Bridge from Kangaroo Point Lookout The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ... A map of the Brisbane central business district located on a peninsula on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. ...

Located on the point are Queensland's Parliament House, the Gardens Point campus of the Queensland University of Technology, the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and Queensland's Old Government House. Brisbane's River Stage, an open air entertainment venue, is located at the southern end of the peninsula. Mangroves grow on the southern and western banks of the penninsula. The eastern bank along the Botanical Gardens contains a pedestrain promenade. Two bridges connect the point with the southern bank of the Brisbane River. These are the Captain Cook Bridge which carries vehicular traffic, and the Goodwill Bridge which is a pedestrian and cycle bridge. Queensland Parliament House Queensland Parliament House and Parliamentary Annex Building Queensland Parliament House is situated at the south-eastern end of George Street, Brisbane, next to the Queensland University of Technology and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens History of Parliament House Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859 and... QUT Gardens Point Campus Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australias largest universities. ... A duckpond in the Gardens Gardens Point QUT campus is adjacent to the gardens. ... Completed in 1862, Old Government House is located at the Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point campus. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal Mangroves are woody trees or shrubs that grow in mangrove habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999). ... Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane The Captain Cook Bridge is the third crossing of the Brisbane River. ... Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane The Goodwill Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connecting the Southbank Parklands with the CBD in Brisbane, Australia. ...

Additional photos of Gardens Point

Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Image File history File links City-Gardens-4. ...

Entrance to QUT Gardens Point campus with Parliament House at right Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1040x590, 141 KB)The entrance to the Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point campus ( this photograph was taken by Figaro ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Mangroves at the QUT CityCat terminal Image File history File links QUT-CityCat-terminal. ...