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The '''Centenary Bridge''' is a motorway crossing of the [[Brisbane River]].
The '''Centenary Bridge''' is a motorway crossing of the [[Brisbane River]].
As it forms part of Brisbane's [[Centenary Motorway]] it is used primarily by vehicular traffic, although it includes footpaths for pedestrian traffic.
As it forms part of Brisbane's [[Centenary Motorway]], it is used primarily by vehicular traffic, although it includes footpaths for pedestrian traffic. The bridge was used by 85,000 vehicles per day in 2023.<ref name="rim">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Tony |date=21 April 2023 |title=RACQ identifies missing link in Brisbane’s road network |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/racq-identifies-missing-link-in-brisbane-s-road-network-20230421-p5d2b0.html |work=Brisbane Times |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>


Built to service the new "Centenary" suburbs of [[Jindalee, Queensland|Jindalee]], [[Mount Ommaney]] and [[Westlake, Queensland|Westlake]] around 1964 <ref>http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU=</ref>, the bridge was originally only two lanes wide (one lane either direction). It was subsequently duplicated in the 1980s.
Built to service the new [[Centenary Suburbs]] of [[Jindalee, Queensland|Jindalee]], [[Mount Ommaney]] and [[Westlake, Queensland|Westlake]], the original two lane bridge opened in 1964.<ref name="couriermail">{{cite web |url=http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103211/http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU%3D |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |title=The Way We Were – Queensland, 150 Years of Celebration &#124; The Courier-Mail |accessdate=18 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="queenslandplaces">{{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/jindalee|title=Jindalee &#124; Queensland Places|publisher=queenslandplaces.com.au|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref> It was financed by the developers of the suburbs, [[LJ Hooker]].<ref>[https://cshsoc.org.au/history-pre-suburban-period/ History Suburban Period (1962 and later)]. Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2017.</ref>


The bridge was duplicated to two lanes each way as part of an upgrade of the Centenary Highway and Western Freeway south of Mount Cootha Road. The works were officially opened by Russell Hinze, Minister for Main Roads, on 27 March 1987.<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://cshsoc.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/cbridge-duplication-plaque-2010-cdh-rrpark-010.jpg|date=4 July 2010|title=Image: cbridge-duplication-plaque-2010-cdh-rrpark-010.jpg, (800 × 600 px)|publisher=cshsoc.files.wordpress.com|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref>
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During the 1974 floods, the bridge was badly damaged when a barge rammed into its upstream side. The barge blocked the flow of floodwaters under the bridge and there were real fears that the bridge would collapse. The barge was deliberately holed using explosives and allowed to sink to reduce the floodwater pressure on the bridge. When the floodwater receded the barge was refloated and beached downstream near [[Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland|Fig Tree Pocket]] to be cut up for scrap. The damage sustained by the bridge required its partial closure for repairs. For two years after the floods, the bridge was reduced to a single lane, with one way traffic controlled by traffic lights at each end of the bridge.

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During the 1974 floods, the bridge was badly damaged when a barge rammed into its upstream side. The barge blocked the flow of floodwaters under the bridge and there were fears that the bridge would collapse. The barge was deliberately holed using explosives and allowed to sink to reduce the floodwater pressure on the bridge. When the floodwater receded, the barge was refloated and beached downstream near [[Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland|Fig Tree Pocket]] to be cut up for scrap. The damage sustained by the bridge required its partial closure for repairs. For two years after the floods, the bridge was reduced to a single lane, with one way traffic controlled by traffic lights at each end of the bridge.

== New Duplicate Bridge ==
A project to duplicate the Centenary Bridge to three lanes each way, at a cost of $298 million, was due to commence construction in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/centenary-motorway-ellen-grove-toowong-centenary-bridge |title=Centenary Motorway (Ellen Grove – Toowong), Centenary Bridge, duplicate bridge (known as the Centenary Bridge Upgrade) |publisher=Queensland Government |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Structurae|id=20019865|title=Centenary Bridge}}
* [http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=35/K/105/3&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9MzUlMkZLJTJGMTA1JTJGMw== Photo of the barge collision]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103053/http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=35%2FK%2F105%2F3&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9MzUlMkZLJTJGMTA1JTJGMw%3D%3D Photo of the barge collision]


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Centenary
Centenary Bridge
Coordinates27°31′40″S 152°56′49″E / 27.527701°S 152.946993°E / -27.527701; 152.946993
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists
CrossesBrisbane River
LocaleBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete
No. of spans6
History
Opened1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Location
Map

The Centenary Bridge is a motorway crossing of the Brisbane River. As it forms part of Brisbane's Centenary Motorway, it is used primarily by vehicular traffic, although it includes footpaths for pedestrian traffic. The bridge was used by 85,000 vehicles per day in 2023.[1]

Built to service the new Centenary Suburbs of Jindalee, Mount Ommaney and Westlake, the original two lane bridge opened in 1964.[2][3] It was financed by the developers of the suburbs, LJ Hooker.[4]

The bridge was duplicated to two lanes each way as part of an upgrade of the Centenary Highway and Western Freeway south of Mount Cootha Road. The works were officially opened by Russell Hinze, Minister for Main Roads, on 27 March 1987.[5]

During the 1974 floods, the bridge was badly damaged when a barge rammed into its upstream side. The barge blocked the flow of floodwaters under the bridge and there were fears that the bridge would collapse. The barge was deliberately holed using explosives and allowed to sink to reduce the floodwater pressure on the bridge. When the floodwater receded, the barge was refloated and beached downstream near Fig Tree Pocket to be cut up for scrap. The damage sustained by the bridge required its partial closure for repairs. For two years after the floods, the bridge was reduced to a single lane, with one way traffic controlled by traffic lights at each end of the bridge.

New Duplicate Bridge

A project to duplicate the Centenary Bridge to three lanes each way, at a cost of $298 million, was due to commence construction in 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ Moore, Tony (21 April 2023). "RACQ identifies missing link in Brisbane's road network". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "The Way We Were – Queensland, 150 Years of Celebration | The Courier-Mail". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Jindalee | Queensland Places". queenslandplaces.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ History Suburban Period (1962 and later). Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Image: cbridge-duplication-plaque-2010-cdh-rrpark-010.jpg, (800 × 600 px)". cshsoc.files.wordpress.com. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Centenary Motorway (Ellen Grove – Toowong), Centenary Bridge, duplicate bridge (known as the Centenary Bridge Upgrade)". Queensland Government. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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