Gateway Bridge

Official name	Gateway Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Brisbane River
Locale	Brisbane, Australia
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Design	Concrete cantilever Box girder
Longest span	260 m
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Width	22 m
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Opening date	Jan 11, 1986
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The Gateway Bridge is at the centre of the Gateway Motorway, which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the crossing of the Brisbane River closest to Moreton Bay and crosses at the Quarries Reach, in between Eagle Farm and Hemmant. Gateway Bridge, Brisbane Taken from Colmslie Park, looking east. ... Captain Cook Bridge from Kangaroo Point Lookout Goodwill Bridge - and the CityCat on the Brisbane River. ... Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) is a database, compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all bridges and tunnels in the United States that have roads passing above or below. ... A cantilever bridge is a form of bridge whereby the structure is supported using the technique of cantilevers. ... A box girder bridge is a bridge commonly used for roadway flyovers and for modern elevated structures of light rail transport. ... The Gateway Motorway (Metroad 4 to Eight Mile Plains and M1 to Pine River) is a major motorway in Brisbane, Queensland. ... Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Captain Cook Bridge from Kangaroo Point Lookout Goodwill Bridge - and the CityCat on the Brisbane River. ... Moreton Bay from space, from a NASA photograph Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19km from Brisbane, Queensland. ... The Eagle Farm racecourse has a grass track, and is the home of the Queensland urf Club (QTC). ...

The bridge has six lanes (three in each direction). The bridge was financed by funds borrowed by the Queensland State Government, and as a result, users of the bridge pay a toll on the southern side of the Brisbane River. The Bridge is operated and maintained by Queensland Motorways, which is a Queensland Government-owned enterprise. Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Queensland Motorways is the owner and operator of the Gateway Motorway and Logan Motorway in Brisbane, Australia External Links [1] ...

Earlier in 2005, a major upgrade of the Gateway Motorway was announced. The project, which will cost AU$1.6 billion, will include the construction of a second bridge over the Brisbane river. The new bridge will be built further downstream from the present-day Gateway Bridge and will be an exact copy of the existing bridge. The new bridge will be financed by a toll, and will be completed by 2011.

Statistics

• Opened: 11th January, 1986
• 260m Long X 64.5m High (Equivalent to a 20 storey building)
• 150,000t of concrete
• Operated by: Queensland Motorways

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See also

• Metroad
• Gateway Motorway
• List of Australian freeways

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External links

• Queensland Motorways Website
• Gateway Upgrade Information - Main Roads