Story Bridge

On July 6th, 1940 Brisbane\'s Story Bridge opened for operation. It took five years to construct and a river crossing near Kangaroo Point had first been recommended 14 years before the bridge was finally completed. One of the major reasons for building the Story Bridge was actually employment. During the Great Depression, the construction effort provided years of employment for many men as one of the then governments\' three public works projects.

The Story Bridge is the largest steel bridge designed, fabricated and constructed in Australia by Australians.

HISTORICAL FACTS 

• Construction took five years, one year longer than planned.

• Queenslander, Dr John Bradfield was Consulting Engineer. His design team prepared 600 working drawings. 

• The Story Bridge project cost £1,492,000. 

• Seven years later, the State Government sold the Story Bridge to the Brisbane City Council for £750,000. 

• Sadly, four men lost their lives during construction.

BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS

• The Bridge is 1,072 metres long from the southern to northern anchor piers.  

• The river span is 282 metres long.  

• The Bridge’s summit is 74 metres to