Suspension Bridges of Queensland

This is a list of all 19 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Queensland in Australia. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1880: Fitzroy

Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - Fitzroy River
Bridgemeister ID:416 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1880
Name:Fitzroy
Location:Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Fitzroy River
Principals:F. J. Byerley, Owen Jones
References:AAJ, STC
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1956
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:6
Main Spans:4 x 70.7 meters (232 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 26.5 meters (86.9 feet)
Deck width:21 feet

Notes:

  • Damaged during flood, 1890. Repaired, 1891.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1907: Sandy Creek

Mackay, Queensland, Australia - Sandy Creek
Bridgemeister ID:527 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Sandy Creek
Location:Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Sandy Creek
Coordinates:21.267726 S 149.138815 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:STC
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Damaged in 1957 and 1958 by overweight vehicles. Bridge was repaired each time. Structure was still standing when a replacement was completed in 1966.

1936: Walter Taylor

Indooroopilly and Chelmer, Queensland, Australia - Brisbane River
Bridgemeister ID:449 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1936
Name:Walter Taylor
Location:Indooroopilly and Chelmer, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Brisbane River
Coordinates:27.505467 S 152.9737 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, STC
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600.1 feet)

Notes:

  • Hybrid truss-suspension where truss rises up to meet main cables.
  • Two-year refurbishment started, late 2007, to replace and strengthen joints along the cables and deck truss.

External Links:


1939: Far Red Hill

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1748 (added 2005-04-20)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Far Red Hill
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Coordinates:23.651006 S 150.376080 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

External Links:

  • Mount Morgan web site (link reported not working). Notes: "At a special meeting of the Mount Morgan Shire Council in February 1939, the Council accepted a tender from Mr. W. Kerrigan to rebuild [the previous Far Red Hill bridge]. The bridge is now neglected and in a very bad state of repair and is unusable."

1986: Rex Creek

Mossman Gorge, Queensland, Australia - Rex Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2623 (added 2018-12-31)
Year Completed:1986
Name:Rex Creek
Location:Mossman Gorge, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Rex Creek
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


1995: Timber

Laidley, Queensland, Australia - Narda Lagoon
Bridgemeister ID:838 (added 2003-06-28)
Year Completed:1995
Name:Timber
Location:Laidley, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Narda Lagoon
Coordinates:27.647895 S 152.391248 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John Wilson and Partners
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

2001: East Street

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:2675 (added 2019-03-24)
Year Completed:2001
Name:East Street
Also Known As:Private Victor Stanley Jones
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Coordinates:23.642740 S 150.389375 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


2008: Lloyd's

Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia - Peterson's Creek
Bridgemeister ID:4747 (added 2020-06-27)
Year Completed:2008
Name:Lloyd's
Location:Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Peterson's Creek
At or Near Feature:Peterson Creek Wildlife and Botanical Walking Track
Coordinates:17.270106 S 145.579070 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


2010: Rex Creek

Mossman Gorge, Queensland, Australia - Rex Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2622 (added 2018-12-31)
Year Completed:2010
Name:Rex Creek
Location:Mossman Gorge, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Rex Creek
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Germantown, Queensland, Australia - Mena Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5777 (added 2021-04-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Germantown, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Mena Creek
At or Near Feature:Mena Creek Falls, Paronella Park
Coordinates:17.653107 S 145.956446 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1745 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Status:Destroyed, 1928, by flood.
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • According to a sign at one of the remaining Mount Morgan suspension bridges, "[this bridge] spanned from Tipperary Road to the 'lower yards' of the mine, 100 metres past where the western end of Morgan Street crosses the Dee. It was destroyed in 1928."

(footbridge)

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1746 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Status:Destroyed, 1928, by flood.
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • According to a sign at one of the remaining Mount Morgan suspension bridges, "[this bridge] crossed from the mine side of the Dee, west of the gold sheds, to Tipperary Road, opposite where Mountain View and Sunburst Hotels once stood. It too was swept away in 1928."

East Street

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1744 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:East Street
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Coordinates:23.642281 S 150.389351 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Dismantled, 1904
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


Far Red Hill

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1747 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:Far Red Hill
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Status:Destroyed, 1928, by flood.
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

External Links:

  • Mount Morgan (link reported not working). Notes that this bridge was destroyed by flood in 1928 and later replaced. A sign at one of the remaining Mount Morgan suspension bridges says this bridge "spanned the river on the far side of Red Hill, from Baldwin Street on the south to School Street on the west."

MacIntosh Island

Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Bridgemeister ID:2152 (added 2006-11-19)
Name:MacIntosh Island
Location:Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates:27.98602 S 153.42884 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2007
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Closed due to safety concerns, late 2006. Replaced by a cable-stayed footbridge, 2007. New bridge opened October, 2007.

Purling Brook Falls

Springbook, Queensland, Australia
Bridgemeister ID:3976 (added 2020-03-22)
Name:Purling Brook Falls
Location:Springbook, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates:28.188949 S 153.271152 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Tipperary Point-Red Hill

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1749 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:Tipperary Point-Red Hill
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Coordinates:23.649004 S 150.377834 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Damaged by flood, 1928. Rebuilt, 1937.

Tree Top Walk

O'Reilly, Queensland, Australia
Bridgemeister ID:5637 (added 2020-12-29)
Name:Tree Top Walk
Location:O'Reilly, Queensland, Australia
At or Near Feature:Lamington National Park
Coordinates:28.233076 S 153.138488 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Spans:9

Upper Dee

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1743 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:Upper Dee
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Completed 1890s. According to a sign at one of the remaining Mount Morgan suspension bridges, "Upper Dee suspension bridge spanned from Byrnes Parade to River Street but was washed away during fierce flooding on 21 April 1928."

External Links:

  • Mount Morgan (link reported not working). Mentions that the bridge had already been "converted to a pile-supported bridge" by the time it was destroyed in 1928.


Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.


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