Albert Bridge, Brisbane

Albert Bridge
Coordinates	27°30′20″S 152°58′25″E / 27.5056°S 152.9737°E / -27.5056; 152.9737
Carries	Railway
Crosses	Brisbane River
Locale	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Official name	Albert Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Steel Truss bridge
Total length	208 metres (682 ft)
Longest span	two spans each 103.7 metres (340 ft)
History
Opened	1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Location

Albert Bridge, Brisbane
Location of Albert Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland
Location	Brisbane River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer, Indooroopilly, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°30′21″S 152°58′26″E / 27.5059°S 152.9739°E / -27.5059; 152.9739
Design period	1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1894–1895
Architect	Henry Charles Stanley
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name	Albert Bridge
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600232
Significant period	1890s (fabric)
Significant components	pier/s (bridge), abutments – railway bridge
Builders	John McCormick & Son

Albert Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge of steel truss design crossing the Brisbane River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1894 to 1895 by John McCormick & Son as a replacement for an earlier bridge lost to flooding in 1893. Both bridges were named in honour of the Prince of Wales, Prince Albert. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[1]

The Albert Bridge links Indooroopilly and Chelmer railway station. The structure consists of two steel spans supported by masonry abutments and a central concrete pier that is encased in an iron caisson.^[2] A footway was provided on the upstream side.