Albert Bridge, Brisbane

Albert Bridge
Coordinates27°30′20″S 152°58′25″E / 27.5056°S 152.9737°E / -27.5056; 152.9737
CarriesRailway
CrossesBrisbane River
LocaleBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Official nameAlbert Bridge
Characteristics
DesignSteel Truss bridge
Total length208 metres (682 ft)
Longest spantwo spans each 103.7 metres (340 ft)
History
Opened1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Location
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Albert Bridge, Brisbane
Albert Bridge, Brisbane is located in Queensland
Albert Bridge, Brisbane
Location of Albert Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland
LocationBrisbane River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer, Indooroopilly, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27°30′21″S 152°58′26″E / 27.5059°S 152.9739°E / -27.5059; 152.9739
Design period1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built1894–1895
ArchitectHenry Charles Stanley
Official nameAlbert Bridge
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated21 October 1992
Reference no.600232
Significant period1890s (fabric)
Significant componentspier/s (bridge), abutments – railway bridge
BuildersJohn McCormick & Son
Original Albert Bridge, looking south to Chelmer
Original Albert Bridge (destroyed in the 1893 Brisbane flood)

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.

  1. ^ "Albert Bridge (entry 600232)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ Hogan, Janet (1982). Living History of Brisbane. Spring Hill, Queensland: Boolarang Publications. p. 76. ISBN 0-908175-41-8.