Story Bridge
Official name	Story Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles and pedestrians
Crosses	Brisbane River
Locale	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Design	Steel cantilever
Longest span	282 metres (925 ft)
Total length	777 metres (2,549 ft)
Clearance below	30.4 metres (99.7 ft) at mid-span
Opening date	6 July 1940

The Story Bridge is a cantilever bridge and the second crossing of the Brisbane River. It connects Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point. Before the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 the Government of Queensland asked John Bradfield to design a new Brisbane bridge. Story Bridge, Brisbane File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. ... The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ... Fortitude Valley, also known simply as the Valley is a suburb of central Brisbane, Australia. ... Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying vehicular, rail, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Queensland Government Logo The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the Queensland Government. ... John Job Crew Bradfield (December 26, 1867 - September 23, 1943) was an engineer who designed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and had a grand vision for Sydneys railway system that has only been partly fulfilled. ... 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. ...

General Description

A bridge downstream of the Victoria Bridge was part of a larger plan, devised by Professor Roger Hawken of the University of Queensland in the 1920s, for a series of bridges over the Brisbane River to alleviate congestion on Victoria Bridge and to divert traffic away from the Brisbane central business district. The William Jolly Bridge was the first of the Hawken Plan bridges to be constructed. Lack of funds precluded the construction of the downstream bridge at that time. Initially plans called for a transporter bridge further downstream near New Farm. 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. ... The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, and a member of Australias Group of Eight. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ... Victoria Bridge, Brisbane The Victoria Bridge is the fifth crossing of the Brisbane River. ... A map of the Brisbane central business district located on a peninsula on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. ... William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane The William Jolly Bridge is the sixth crossing of the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. ... The Newport Transporter Bridge A transporter bridge (also ferry bridge or aerial transfer bridge) is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. ... New Farm Village, located on Brunswick Street in New Farm. ...

Subsequently the bridge was constructed as a public works program during the Great Depression. Construction began on the bridge on 24 May 1935, with the first sod being turned by the then Premier of Queensland, William Forgan Smith. It was opened on 6 July 1940 by Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Queensland and named for John Douglas Story, a senior and influential public servant. Look up Public works in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Great Depression was an economic downturn which started in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... William Forgan Smith (1887-1953), was Premier of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... List of Governors of Queensland See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Story Bridge as seen from the Eagle Street Pier J.D. Story Building Administration building at the University of Queensland) John Douglas Story (born 1896 in Edinburgh, Scotland — died 1966). ...

The design for the bridge was based heavily on that of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal.^{[citation needed]} View from the bridge The Jacques Cartier Bridge (French: pont Jacques-Cartier) is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. ... Nickname: City of Mary Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1] [2]    - City 185. ...

It carries three lanes of traffic in either direction as well as a shared pedestrian and cycle way flanking each side. The road on the bridge is called the Bradfield Highway, and is the shortest highway in Australia. It is not to be confused with the Bradfield Highway that spans the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Initially a toll was charged to use the bridge, with toll booths constructed at the southern end of the Bradfield Highway. Between 1952 and 1969 trolley-buses operated by the Brisbane City Council used the bridge. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... One of Brisbane Transports natural gas-powered Scania L94UB buses CityCat catamaran ferry Brisbane Transport is a division of the Brisbane City Council. ...

The Story Bridge feature prominently in the annual Riverfire display and is illuminated at night. Bridge climbs began in 2005 and are becoming a major tourist attraction.

Additional photos of the Story Bridge

Story Bridge by night Story Bridge by Night (800x600) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	Story Bridge - photo taken early in the afternoon Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1625x590, 115 KB)Story Bridge, Brisbane. ...	Story Bridge - photo taken late in the afternoon Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x650, 119 KB)Story Bridge, Brisbane. ...	A view of the Brisbane CBD and Story Bridge Image File history File linksMetadata Brisbane_CBDandSB.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Story Bridge, Brisbane Tourism in Australia Portal:Australia List of cities in Australia by population Portal:Australia/Featured picture/2006 Portal:Australia/Featured...
Story Bridge - satellite photo taken in Google Earth Image File history File links Storybridgesatellite. ...

See also

• Bridges of Brisbane
• North-South Bypass Tunnel, Brisbane

The Brisbane bridges are located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia The Brisbane River is crossed by 12 major bridges: Under construction between Dutton Park and St Lucia is the Green Bridge. ... The North-South Bypass Tunnel is a $3. ...

External links

• Brisbane City Council - Captain Burke Park under the Bridge
• ourbrisbane.com image search for Story Bridge
• Story Bridge Adventure Climb
• View on Google Maps - includes a short video.

Coordinates: 27°27′48.86″S, 153°2′8.44″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...