Story Bridge

Story Bridge
Story Bridge
Coordinates	27°27′49″S 153°02′09″E / 27.4635°S 153.0358°E
Carries	Motor vehicles and pedestrians
Crosses	Brisbane River
Locale	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Official name	Story Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Steel cantilever
Total length	777 metres (2,549 ft)
Width	24 metres (79 ft)
Height	74 metres (243 ft)
Longest span	282 metres (925 ft)
Clearance below	30.4 metres (100 ft) at mid-span
History
Opened	6 July 1940
Location

Story Bridge

The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River that carries vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia.^[1]

The road across the bridge is named Bradfield Highway. The bridge connects Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point. The Story Bridge opened in 1940 and was tolled until 1947. It is named after prominent public servant John Douglas Story.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Moore, Tony (22 May 2023). "New walkway to link Story Bridge to city heart". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[nwt-1] Moore, Tony (22 May 2023). "New walkway to link Story Bridge to city heart". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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