Overview

  • Features: Cantilever bridge across Brisbane River
  • Opening Times:  24 hours, daily
  • Best Time to Visit: At night
  • Duration: Up to 2.5 hrs
  • Transport Options: Car, walk
  • Cost: Free
  • Address: Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Type: Bridge

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What We Liked

Story Bridge illuminated at night; Adventure Climb to summit.

What We Disliked

Bridge gets busy during peak hours.

Summary

If you’re in Brisbane or heading that way, read this article for interesting facts about the bridge, the best way to experience it, and other important information about the bridge.

12 Interesting Facts About Story Bridge Brisbane

 

If you’re in Brisbane it’s hard to miss seeing Story Bridge as it is one of the major landmarks of the city. At night, you can see it from miles away as it stands illuminated in bright colours. If you’re in Brisbane or heading that way, read this article for interesting facts about the bridge, the best way to experience it, and other important information about the bridge.

 

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12 Interesting Story Bridge Facts

  • Story Bridge is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia
  • The bridge opened in 1940 and was tolled until 1947
  • Story Bridge was named after prominent public servant, John Douglas Story who had strongly advocated for the bridge’s construction
  • With a bridge already across the Brisbane River, this new bridge was more a means of creating jobs and boosting the city’s morale
  • The bridge connects Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point in Brisbane
  • Four men died during the construction of the bridge
  • The bridge carries an average of 97,000 vehicles each day
  • Brisbane’s Story Bridge has become notorious as a suicide hotspot
  • A three metre-high safety barrier and free telephones linked to suicide prevention hotlines have been installed on the bridge
  • Story Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992
  • The bridge is part of the display in the annual River festival
  • Since 2005, people can climb the bridge with Adventure Climb

 

 

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When was Story Bridge built?

Story Bridge was built during the Great Depression, taking five years to built and opening in July 1940.

 

 

Story Bridge Height

Story Bridge stands 44m (143 ft.) above the roadway and 80m (262 ft.) above the Brisbane River.

 

 

Story Bridge Toll

From its opening in 1940 till 1947, there was a toll of sixpence (5 cents) to use the bridge. Today, there are no tolls on Story Bridge.

 

 

Story Bridge Closure

Story Bridge was closed to traffic for three days from 3rd to 6th January 2014 for the resurfacing of the six lanes. The last time the lanes were resurfaced was in 1994.

 

 

Story Bridge Lights

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The Story Bridge lights are a big attraction which can be seen for miles around Brisbane. Story Bridge is illuminated at night and the colours change depending on the occasion. The usual colour is a yellowish-orange; however, in the past, it has been illuminated in red, green and purple. In 2004, it was illuminated in blue for an ovarian cancer awareness campaign.

 

 

Story Bridge Adventure Climb

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The Story Bridge Adventure Climb is a spectacular way to discover Brisbane. It gives bridge climbers 2.5 hours of exhilarating (or terrifying) views over Brisbane and beyond, to the Glass House Mountains in the north and Gold Coast hinterland to the south, from the upper reaches of the city’s premier bridge.

Throughout the two-and-a-half-hour experience, the climb leader reveals the history of the bridge and talks about the city’s transition from a 19th-century penal settlement to a 21st-century metropolis. The climb peaks at a viewing platform on top of the bridge, 44m (143 ft.) above the roadway and 80m (262 ft.) above the Brisbane River. This is only the third “bridge climb” in the world (after Sydney’s and Auckland’s), so make the most of the chance. At the summit, you’ll be rewarded with magnificent 360-degree views of Brisbane, its river, and Moreton Bay and its islands.

Climbs take place several times a day as well as at night. The tour starts from the base headquarters at 170 Main St. (at Wharf St.), Kangaroo Point.

If you are over 12 years old and at least 130 centimeters (just over 4 ft., 3 in.) tall, you can climb Story Bridge. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

See Story Bridge Adventure Climb for more details.

 

 

Tell us what you think. Are you planning to climb Story Bridge? If you’ve been here before, what did you do on Story Bridge?

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