Gateway Bridge, Brisbane
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- This article is about the Gateway Bridge in Brisbane. For other uses, see Gateway Bridge (disambiguation).
Template:Infobox Bridge The Gateway Bridge is at the centre of the Gateway Motorway, which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the crossing of the Brisbane River closest to Moreton Bay and crosses at the Quarries Reach, in between Eagle Farm and Hemmant.
The bridge has six lanes (three in each direction). The bridge was financed by funds borrowed by the Queensland State Government, and as a result, users of the bridge pay a toll on the southern side of the Brisbane River. The Bridge is operated and maintained by Queensland Motorways, which is a Queensland Government-owned enterprise.
Earlier in 2005, a major upgrade of the Gateway Motorway was announced. The project, which will cost AU$1.6 billion, will include the construction of a second bridge over the Brisbane river. The new bridge will be built further downstream from the present-day Gateway Bridge and will be an exact copy of the existing bridge. The new bridge will be financed by a toll, and will be completed by 2011.
Statistics
- Opened: 11th January, 1986
- Total length: 1,627 metres in length. This is divided into a southern approach of 376 metres, a northern approach of 731 metres and the three central spans of 520 metres.
- Main span: 260m Long X 64.5m High (Equivalent to a 20 storey building)
- 150,000t of concrete
- Operated by: Queensland Motorways