William Jolly Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 27°28′06″S 153°00′56″E / 27.46845°S 153.015491°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes of vehicular traffic, two pedestrian paths |
| Crosses | Brisbane River |
| Locale | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Named for | William Jolly |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel frame arch bridge |
| Total length | 500m |
| Longest span | Three main arches of 72m each |
| History | |
| Construction cost | £688,387[1] |
| Opened | 30 March 1932 |
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| William Jolly Bridge | |
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  Location of William Jolly Bridge in Queensland | |
| Location | Grey Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′10″S 153°00′57″E / 27.4694°S 153.0159°E |
| Design period | 1919–1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | 1928–1932 |
| Architect | Harding Frew |
| Official name | William Jolly Bridge, Grey Street Bridge |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 6 August 1996 |
| Reference no. | 601694 |
| Significant period | 1920s, 1930s (fabric) |
| Significant components | pier/s (bridge), sculpture, wall/s – retaining, abutments – road bridge |
| Builders | MR Hornibrook |
The William Jolly Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge over the Brisbane River between North Quay in the Brisbane central business district and Grey Street in South Brisbane, within City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Harding Frew and built from 1928 to 1932 by MR Hornibrook.
The style of the bridge's design is Art Deco, which was popular at the time. MR Hornibrook company built the bridge that consists of two piers that were built in the river and two pylons on the river banks, which support three graceful arches.[2] The rainbow arch type, as it was described, was claimed to be the first of its type in Australia.[3] It is a steel frame arch bridge with an unusual concrete veneer, treated to make it appear like "light-coloured porphyry".[3]
When opened, during the worst year of the Great Depression, the bridge was known simply as the Grey Street Bridge. It was renamed to the William Jolly Bridge on 5 July 1955 in memory of William Jolly, the first Lord Mayor of Greater Brisbane.[2] It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 August 1996.[1]
- ^ a b "William Jolly Bridge (entry 601694)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ a b Readshaw, Grahame; Ronald Wood (1987). Looking up looking back at old Brisbane. Bowen Hills: Boolarong Publications. p. 52. ISBN 0-86439-032-7.
- ^ a b Hogan, Janet (1982). Living History of Brisbane. Spring Hill, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 108. ISBN 0-908175-41-8.