Neville Bonner Bridge

The Neville Bonner Bridge is a pedestrian bridge being constructed across the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. The bridge will connect the suburb of South Bank with the Brisbane CBD. The bridge is named after Neville Bonner AO, 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 will be located in the centre of the bridge.

Up to 10,000 people are expected to use the bridge every day.

History

The bridge is part of the Queen's Wharf development in Brisbane city centre. Construction on the bridge had begun by March 2020. During construction in June 2021, the Riverside Expressway was partially closed so that pieces of the bridge could be placed above the road. Close to the banks piles were dug 30 metres into the ground to support the structure, while in the river a depth of 35 metres was reached.

Design

The cable-stayed bridge will have a length of 320 metres (1,050 feet). The maximum mast height is 75 metres (246 feet). The clearance for river vessels is 11.4 to 12.7 metres (37 to 42 feet) from high water level to the bridge deck. This is the same height as the Victoria and Captain Cook Bridges. The bridge is fully shaded.

It features two arches, each 60 metres long and weighing 90 tonnes. The walkway will be suspended from the arches which reach a height of 30 metres above the river.

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