Story Bridge

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Story Bridge is an iconic steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River, renowned as one of Brisbane’s most recognizable landmarks and a key transport link.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cantilever bridge
landmark
road bridge
steel bridge
alsoKnownAs Brisbane River Bridge (historical planning name)
architecturalStyle cantilever truss
builtDuring Great Depression
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
cityServed Brisbane
clearanceBelow 30.4 metres
color grey
connects Fortitude Valley
Kangaroo Point
constructionCost £1.6 million
constructionMethod cantilever
constructionStartDate 1935
coordinates 27.459°S 153.035°E
country Australia
crosses Brisbane River NERFINISHED
designer John Bradfield
engineer John Bradfield
heritageDesignationDate 1992-10-07
heritageStatus Queensland Heritage Register
length 777 metres
locatedIn Australia
Queensland
location Brisbane
mainSpanLength 282 metres
maintainedBy Brisbane City Council
material steel
namedAfter John Douglas Story
notableFeature iconic Brisbane skyline landmark
illuminated at night
offers bridge climb experience
openingDate 1940-07-06
owner Queensland Government
partOf State Route 15 NERFINISHED
region South East Queensland NERFINISHED
significance major transport link across Brisbane River
tollStatus toll-free
touristAttraction yes
trafficLanes 6
usedFor commuter traffic
tourism
width 24 metres

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Brisbane River
hasBridge
Brisbane
hasLandmark

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