Neville Bonner Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge under construction in May 2022 | |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Brisbane River |
| Locale | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Other name(s) | Queen’s Wharf Bridge |
| Named for | Neville Bonner |
| Owner | Queensland Government |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 320 metres (1,050 ft) |
| Height | Mast: 75 metres (246 ft) |
| Longest span | 145 metres (476 ft) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Clearance below | 11.4 metres (37 ft) - 12.7 metres (42 ft) from high water level to the bridge deck |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Grimshaw Architects WSP |
| Constructed by | Fitzgerald Constructions Australia |
| Construction start | March 2020 |
| Opened | 28 August 2024 |
The Neville Bonner Bridge is a footbridge spanning the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia, connecting the incomplete Queen's Wharf precinct in the Brisbane central business district to the South Bank Parklands in South Brisbane.[1] The bridge opened to the public on 28 August 2024.[2]
It is named after Neville Bonner, a Queensland politician and Australia's first Indigenous member of the Parliament of Australia.
The design concept for the bridge, by Grimshaw Architects, is an arch and single mast cable-stayed bridge with continuous shading supported by one mid-river pier. A large observation deck is located in the centre of the bridge.[1][3]
Up to 10,000 people are expected to use the bridge every day.[4] Cyclists will not be permitted to use the bridge.[5] The cost for the bridge's construction was estimated in 2019 to be around $100 million.[6] Prior to the official opening in 2024, a preview event for approximately 500 pedestrians was held on 2 September 2023.[7][8]
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- ^ "Next Phase of Queen's Wharf Bridge Design Submitted". Brisbane Development. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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- ^ Architects, Grimshaw. "Neville Bonner Bridge first walk welcomes 500 pedestrians for preview experience / GRIMSHAW". grimshaw.global. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "First walk on pedestrian-only Neville Bonner Bridge". Build Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2024.