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368: 547: 387: 555: 592: 438: 696: 33: 710: 491: 724: 463:. There are 1.25 million rivets (metal pins or bolts) in the Story Bridge. During its construction, work sometimes continued 24 hours per day. The bridge has only one pier on the northern bank but two piers on the lower southern bank, one to bear the weight (the main pier) and, further to the south, one to prevent the bridge from twisting (the anchor pier). There was no need for an anchor pier on the northern bank as the bridge was anchored into 532: 476:. An on-site air lock hospital successfully treated the 65 cases of the bends that occurred. On 28 October 1939 the gap between the two sides was closed. A concrete decking was then laid, covered by a Trinidad pitch topping. The bridge was painted and sodium lighting was installed. The bridge approaches were also prepared. 479:
Three men died during the construction of the bridge. On 22 November 1937, Hans James Zimmerman slipped and fell 75 feet (23 m) to the ground. On 7 February 1939, Alfred William Jackson fell from the bridge into the river. Although pulled from the water alive, he died 4 hours later in hospital
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fireworks display and is illuminated at night. In 1990, road traffic was halted so pedestrians could celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bridge's construction. The bridge was again closed to road traffic on 5 July 2015 to celebrate the 75th anniversary. The celebration attracted almost 75,000
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The bridge carries an average of 97,000 vehicles each day. The Story Bridge 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. It is not to be confused with the
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on 15 December 1933 as consulting engineer to the Bureau of Industry who were in charge of the construction of the bridge. In June 1934 Bradfield's recommendation of a steel cantilever bridge was approved. The design for the bridge was based heavily on that of the
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without regaining consciousness. On 6 December 1939, Arthur McKay (Max) Wharton was hit by a piece of equipment on a nerve that made him faint, falling from the bridge to the water; 18 months earlier Wharton saved another worker from falling from the bridge.
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announced plans to install free telephones linked to suicide prevention hotlines. On 6 February 2013, Quirk announced plans to install a three-metre-high safety barrier. Overall the plan cost about $ 8.4 million and was completed in December 2015.
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cliff face. The primary challenge in constructing the bridge was the southern foundations that went 40 metres (130 ft) below ground level. It was not possible to excavate to that level as water from the river would rapidly seep in. So a pneumatic
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Initially a toll of sixpence (5 cents) was charged to use the bridge, with toll booths constructed at the southern end of the Bradfield Highway. The toll was removed in 1947. Between 1952 and 1969 trolley-buses operated by the
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Following completion of the bridge, an expressway was constructed on the southern side of the bridge (opened 18 May 1970), and a tunnel/loop was constructed at Kemp Place on the northern side (completed 10 July 1972).
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technique had to be used. As men were working under pressures of up to 4 times normal air pressure, a decompression period of almost 2 hours was needed at the end of each shift to avoid the
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in San Francisco, Brisbane's Story Bridge has become notorious as a suicide hotspot. Following two high-profile murder-suicides from the bridge in 2011 and 2012, Brisbane Lord Mayor
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The Story Bridge was closed to traffic from midnight of Friday 3 January 2014 until 5.30 a.m. Monday, 6 January 2014, for essential maintenance work of resurfacing all six lanes.
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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
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In 1926 Kangaroo Point was recommended by the Brisbane City Council's Cross River Commission. Subsequently, the bridge was constructed as a
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visitors to the bridge who enjoyed food, drink and entertainment as they walked across lanes usually reserved for vehicles.
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Closure for maintenance occurred again from 9 p.m. Friday 27 April 2018 until 5 a.m. Monday 30 April 2018.
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that carries vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of
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Construction of a new underpass was begun on the southside in 2023 to facilitate access to the
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Construction on the bridge began on 24 May 1935, with the first sod being turned by the then
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in 1865, several hundred people were petitioning for a second bridge to be built from the
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Panorama showing the location of the Story Bridge (left) relative to the Brisbane CBD.
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with any loss of the land from the gardens to be potentially compensated by removing
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to alleviate congestion on Victoria Bridge and to divert traffic away from the
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The road across the bridge is named Bradfield Highway. The bridge connects
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Bridge climbs began in 2005 and have become a popular tourist attraction.
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The World Guide To Beer: The Brewing Styles, the Brands, the Countries
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and consulting engineer Bradfield inspecting the bridge, 7 July 1938
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of Queensland for its role as a "structure and engineering feat".
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Recipients of Engineers Australia engineering heritage markers
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celebrations, the Story Bridge was announced as one of the
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Steel cantilever bridge in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Story Bridge with the Brisbane skyline in the background.
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to Kangaroo Point. In 1888, a meeting was held in the
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Urban design review of Story Bridge on citymakers.org
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Kim Stephens & Cameron Atfield (2 January 2014).
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Story Bridge Construction Photograph Album 1931-1940
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The Story Bridge features prominently in the annual
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Until it was completed, the bridge was known as the
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Story Bridge Discovery Queensland Buildings website
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Coordinates
27°27′49″S 153°02′09″E / 27.4635°S 153.0358°E / -27.4635; 153.0358
Brisbane River
Brisbane
Queensland
cantilever
Clearance below
heritage-listed
cantilever bridge
Brisbane River
Brisbane
Queensland
longest cantilever bridge
Fortitude Valley
Kangaroo Point
John Douglas Story
Kangaroo Point
Brisbane CBD
Victoria Bridge
South Brisbane
Customs House
Brisbane Town Hall
George Street
Albert Street
Edward Street
City Botanic Gardens
Government House
Victoria Bridge
Professor Roger Hawken

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