Ted Smout Memorial Bridge | |
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 Bridge Walk, part of opening celebrations on 11 July 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 27°16′43″S 153°04′03″E / 27.27871°S 153.067623°E |
| Carries |   3 lanes, 1 footpath |
| Crosses | Bramble Bay, Hays Inlet, Pine River |
| Locale | Redcliffe (Clontarf) north end, Brisbane (Brighton) south end, Queensland, Australia |
| Official name | Ted Smout Memorial Bridge |
| Maintained by | Department of Main Roads |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Reinforced concrete viaduct |
| Total length | 2,740 m (8,990 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | KBR Pty Ltd |
| Constructed by | Hull-Albem Joint Venture |
| Construction cost | $315 million |
| Opened | 11 July 2010 |
| Location | |
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The Ted Smout Memorial Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge in Brisbane, Australia, the third bridge crossing Hays Inlet in Bramble Bay (the first being the now demolished Hornibrook Bridge). It is located 30 metres to the east of the Houghton Highway (which provides the northbound lanes), providing 3 southbound traffic lanes and a bi-directional pedestrian and bicycle path. It connects the Redcliffe suburb of Clontarf with the Brisbane suburb of Brighton,[1] and was opened by then Queensland Premier Anna Bligh on 11 July 2010.[2] The Ted Smout Memorial Bridge (and the adjacent Houghton bridge) were Australia's second longest bridges until 27 March 2013, when the Macleay River Bridge opened in Kempsey, NSW.
The bridge consists of 78 spans, each 35 m long. The cost of the bridge was A$315 million.[3] It was built 4 m higher than the Houghton bridge,[4] in order to improve its resilience to storm surges. It is the first bridge in Australia designed to withstand Hurricane Katrina-type cyclonic events. It is also possibly the only Australian bridge which may have to deal with shallow water storm surge.
The bridge features
- 3 traffic lanes (originally 2 for regular traffic and a T2 (bus, taxi and vehicles with more than 2 occupants) lane, but the T2 lane has now been converted to a regular lane).
- A 4.5 m (15 ft) wide pedestrian and cycle path that connects footpath and cycle networks on either side of Bramble Bay. The path is separated from traffic by a concrete barrier.
- A fishing platform near the Pine River channel.[5] The platform measures 10 m by 50 m.[4]
- ^ "August 2009 Construction Update" (PDF). Houghton Highway Duplication Project Newsletters. Queensland Government Department of Main Roads. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tony Moore (11 July 2010). "Bligh opens $315m Ted Smout Bridge". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Hornibrook Bridge a gateway to Brisbane's beaches". Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b Tony Moore (14 January 2010). "Australia's longest bridge spans bay". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "New Houghton Highway weathers the storm". Road Projects. Queensland Department of Main Roads. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.