Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane

[ozbob]

The Kurilpa Bridge (originally known as the Tank Street Bridge) is a (AUD)$63 million pedestrian bridge currently under construction over the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1][2] The bridge will connect Kurilpa Point in South Brisbane to Tank Street in the Brisbane CBD  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurilpa_Bridge,_Brisbane

Also http://www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/showcase/kurilpabridge.cfm

Bridge Features

Sculptural in appearance, with a network of steel masts seemingly held in suspension by a delicate cross stitching of high wire tensioned cables, Brisbane?s Kurilpa Bridge is a fitting link between its cultural precinct on the southbank of the river and its Law Courts precinct in the CBD.

The bridge is a multiple-mast, cable-stay structure based on principles of tensegrity, an architectural and engineering system in which the structural integrity is a synergy between balanced tension and compression components. This produces a lightweight yet strong and stable structure.

The new bridge presents an artistic array of cables and flying struts recalling the ropes and spars of sailing ships and boats.

Offering expansive views of the river, it will feature two large viewing and relaxation platforms, two rest areas, and a continuous all-weather canopy for the entire length of the bridge.

The new Kurilpa Bridge?s delicate and elegant design is expected to sit well with the new Gallery of Modern Art and Kurilpa Point, a significant place for the local Indigenous community.

Pedestrians, cyclists, art patrons and others will be able to walk or cycle from the northern end of the CBD to the city?s public art galleries, museum, library, performing arts centre and tertiary institutions as well as the commercial hub of South Brisbane and West End. On the northern side of the river it will link into Brisbane?s northern cycleway, Roma Street Parklands, Transit Centre and Law Courts.

Lighting will add to the sculptural dimension of the tensegrity structure at night, with soft pastel colours highlighting the angular randomness of the steel masts, so they seem to float individually as you walk along the deck or glide past on the river. LED lighting is used for its technical superiority in the distribution of light with colours changing for mood or themed effects.

Some photographs















Photographs R Dow 19th March 2009

[Derwan]

We had a competition to name the bridge and the best they could come up with was "Kulripa Bridge"?  How boring is that!

I suggested "The Cultural Connection".  Not only does it link the city to the cultural precinct, the design of the bridge itself is Brisbane's connection with culture.  It may not be the best name, but surely there was something better than "Kulripa Bridge".

[ButFli]

The area that the bridge connects to near GoMA has been known as Kurilpa for thousands of years. "The Cultural Connection" would last all of 5 minutes.

Kurilpa Bridge is right outside my window at work. After what could be called a comedy of errors at the start, the construction is now nothing short of amazing.

[stephenk]

Kurilpa means "Place of the water rat".

Here is a link to a photo I took a few weeks ago
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenk1977/3330220100/

[Derwan]

The area that the bridge connects to near GoMA has been known as Kurilpa for thousands of years.

It's funny 'cause I hadn't heard of it until I read Bob's post.   

But I guess that's one reason why they chose it.  It's more of a "Multicultural Connection". 

[ozbob]

Yes, I am very comfortable with the name.  I suggested a couple but that's the breaks ...

I really like the design of the Kurilpa Bridge, it will be a stunning addition to the Cityscape, and be very useful as well.

I would like to see a couple more bridge crossings further downstream e.g. Bulimba/Hamilton.  They could be green, light rail, pedestrian and bicycle only. 

[Derwan]

By the way, how does one pronounce "Kurilpa"?  Is the "Ku" prounced as in "cue" or as in "come"?

I would like to see a couple more bridge crossings further downstream e.g. Bulimba/Hamilton.  They could be green, light rail, pedestrian and bicycle only. 

I would like to see more road/pedestrian/cycle bridges outside of the city centre - but that drum's been flogged to death and has fallen on deaf ears!

[Emmie]

Q-rilpa, Derwan.

[Derwan]

Thanks Emmie.   

[ButFli]

I have heard it pronounced like that. I have only heard the Ku pronounce like the K sound in park. Like park-rilpa, without he par. So more like "come" rather than "cue".

[ozbob]

From the Brisbane times click here!

Brisbane's 'balancing bridge' to be open by September

Brisbane's 'balancing bridge' to be open by September

Tony Moore
April 15, 2009 - 4:44PM

Mid-May will be an interesting time for engineers on the cross-city Kurilpa Bridge, now taking shape across the Brisbane River.

If computer modelling is correct, that is when the two spans of the new $63.3 million bridge - which uses a world-first "balance" design - are due meet in the middle.

All going to plan, pedestrians and cyclists should be using the bridge by September, Premier Anna Bligh said today.

"This new bridge will be another link in our city network of cycling and pedestrian bridges," Ms Bligh said on an inspection of the site.

The Kurilpa Bridge, linking Tank Street in the CBD and South Brisbane, near the Gallery of Modern Art, is the first pedestrian bridge in the world to use cable tension to balance the weight of the concrete and steel components used in the bridge construction.

It is 15 metres above the river at its lowest point, 48 metres above the river at its highest point and is 6.5 metres wide.

When finished, it will complete a cycling and pedestrian loop including South Bank, the Goodwill Bridge and the bike path beneath the Riverside Expressway.

[ButFli]

I had a ringside view of Ms Bligh's little trip across the bridge and associated press conference. She seemed to spend more time talking about Bikies than Bridges.

Construction seems to be proceeding slowly. It will be interesting to see the pace pick up to make the connection in May!

[ozbob]

Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
01/05/2009

KURILPA BRIDGE SIDES TOUCH

The two sides of the $63.3 million Kurilpa Bridge will join today.

Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten said although the bridge deck appeared complete, it would be several weeks before construction workers could walk across.

"Looking across from Victoria Bridge or driving along the Riverside Expressway, onlookers will notice that the structural steel elements of the bridge have joined," Mr Schwarten said.

"However, the concrete deck elements that pedestrians will eventually walk across will not be in position until mid-May."

Mr Schwarten said the Kurilpa Bridge project was both on schedule to open in September and within budget.

"The construction of the bridge is also good news for the economy with 65 people currently working on the site and more than 1,050 people employed on the project since the construction began," he said.

Member for South Brisbane, Premier Anna Bligh said once complete the bridge will allow cyclists and pedestrians to travel from Brisbane city to the Queensland Cultural Centre.

"The Kurilpa Bridge will link the Millennium Arts Precinct with the Brisbane Legal Precinct and will complete a pedestrian and cycle loop between the city and South Bank via the Goodwill Bridge," she said.

"The bridge will offer expansive views of the river, Southbank and the CBD and includes viewing platforms and a covered canopy.

"This second pedestrian bridge across the Brisbane River is another example of world-class, progressive architecture delivered by the Queensland construction industry," she said.

The completion of the Kurilpa Bridge will form a major part of Queensland's 150th Anniversary celebrations.

[ButFli]

I find it highly suspicious that construction workers can't walk across the bridge yet. Anna Bligh and her posse managed to get half way across not long before the two sides were connected.

[ozbob]

Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
11/05/2009

KURILPA BRIDGE DECK COMPLETE

The deck of the $63.3 million Kurilpa Bridge is now complete, Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten announced today <11 May>.

Mr Schwarten will mark the occasion by being the first non-construction worker to walk from the legal precinct in Roma Street to the Gallery of Modern Art at Southbank.

"The structural steel elements of the bridge touched earlier this month on Friday 1 May but it was only this morning that there were sufficient concrete components in place to cross the bridge," Mr Schwarten said.

"It won't be too much longer until Brisbane locals and tourists will get to enjoy the same view I will today with the bridge scheduled to complete in September this year."

Mr Schwarten said the Kurilpa Bridge project was both on schedule and within budget.

"The construction of the bridge is also good news for the economy with 65 people currently working on the site and more than 1050 people employed on the project since construction began," he said.

Mr Schwarten said despite the bridge looking near complete, its appearance will continue to change with the installation of a continuous all weather canopy over the bridge deck.

"Anti-throw screens are being installed over the Bicentennial Bike way, Riverside Expressway and North Quay

"Horizontal spars located above the all weather canopy will also be added to the network of masts and cables already in place.

"The existing maroon coloured temporary braces will be removed when all cables have been tensioned precisely and set in their final position."

Kurilpa Bridge is the first pedestrian bridge in the world to be based on tensegrity construction principles which balance the tension of the cables with the concrete and steel components to produce a light-weight but strong structure.

The completion of Kurilpa Bridge will form a major part of Queensland's 150th Anniversary celebrations.

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[ozbob]

Some more photographs of the Kurilpa bridge ...


















The Goodwill Bridge in the distance, another important active transport river crossing.



Photographs R Dow 22nd May 2009

[ozbob]

From the Courier Mail click here!

Kurilpa Bridge safety fears


SAFETY concerns ... Kurilpa Bridge between North Quay and South Brisbane.
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Kurilpa Bridge safety fears
Article from: The Courier-Mail

Jane Chudleigh

June 17, 2009 12:00am

A REPORT has questioned the safety of the soon-to-be-opened Kurilpa Bridge near North Quay and called for a major city traffic ramp to be closed.

The government-commissioned report recommended the North Quay on-ramp to the Riverside Expressway be permanently closed because of the danger of accidents.

It's understood it also warned that the Kurilpa bridge's 'sculptural' design of steel masts was not as strong as concrete.

[ozbob]

From the Brisbanetimes click here!

Potential Expressway ramp closure a 'scandal'

Potential Expressway ramp closure a 'scandal'

Tony Moore and Marissa Calligeros
June 17, 2009 - 12:20PM

Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has described reports a Riverside Expressway on-ramp may have to close due to safety concerns over the new Kurilpa Bridge as an "absolute scandal of epic proportions".

Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace today told State Parliament that his department was investigating whether the North Quay on-ramp, between Herschel and Tank streets heading south-east, may need to close due to concerns an oversized vehicle could collide with the bridge overhead.

Although describing any such concern as "a freak accident involving an illegal vehicle", Mr Wallace conceded he would undertake a full briefing on the matter.

"Safety is my department's number one priority," Mr Wallace said.

The Kurilpa Bridge has a lowest clearance of 5.55 metres, which is higher than Victoria Bridge (4.4m) and the William Jolly Bridge (5.28m).

Mr Wallace said of the nine possible routes approaching the Kurilpa Bridge, almost all of them came in contact with a lower bridge first.

"As you can see the chances of a vehicle making contact with the Kurilpa Bridge are extremely remote," Mr Wallace told Parliament.

The Lord Mayor said he had yet to see a detailed report on the issue, but if media reports were true it would be a case of "absolutely breath-taking incompetence".

"To build a structure across one of the most busy roads in Brisbane and then find that it won?t stand up to - to what in risk management terms you call a probable collision at some stage - without collapsing," Cr Newman, an engineer before entering Council, said.

"And then to suggest that you will have to close road access and create traffic congestion.

"This is a scandal of epic proportions. This is a total scandal. How did this happen?"

Mr Wallace also highlighted accidents caused by merging traffic on the on-ramp as a possible reason to close it.

The North Quay on-ramp was opened in 1999.

[ozbob]

Just put up a barrier at 5 metres or so before the bridge.  An oversize vehicle would hit that and stop before it got to the bridge.

Simple solution.  What a hysterical beat up!

[Jon Bryant]

I think closing the on ramp would be a great idea.  It could be the beginning of the closure and demolition of the Riverside Expressway (sorry Car Park).  The "expressway" is an absolute eyesore and completely destroys the North Bank area.

Next would be to close the Elizabeth Street off ramp...

[ozbob]

Minister for Main Roads
The Honourable Craig Wallace
17/07/2009

North Quay slip lane will remain open

Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace announced today that the slip lane entry to the Riverside Expressway near the Kurilpa pedestrian bridge will remain open to traffic.

Mr Wallace said concerns had been raised that the slip lane may need to be closed to mitigate the risk of an over-size vehicle using this entry point and striking the bridge.

"Safety has always been our highest priority in assessing the options around whether this slip lane should remain open to traffic," Mr Wallace said.

"I asked my department to fully investigate all of the options so that we could make the best decision for the people who travel on the Riverside Expressway and those who will use this wonderful new pedestrian bridge."

External consultants Arup and Rankin McCormack and Cagney were commissioned to conduct a further review of the over-height vehicle risk management and found there was no need to close the slip lane.

"The review found the risk of an over-height v ehicle striking the bridge is extremely low and that if a vehicle of this type did manage to get on to the Expressway, there would only be localised damage to the bridge structure," Mr Wallace said.

"The reassessment has concluded that the overall risk associated with the scenario of an illegal over-size vehicle coming into damaging contact with the bridge from the North Quay approach would be considered to be low.

"To further mitigate any risks, a low height warning gauge and signs on the approach will be installed to advise motorists of the height restriction on the slip lane.

"A positive stop barrier is already being built on the Ann Street on-ramp to restrict westbound over-height vehicles from accessing the Riverside Expressway.

"Construction of a height warning gauge on the North Quay approach is scheduled to be installed before the Kurilpa Bridge opens to pedestrians and cyclists.

"Height clearance signs of 4.3 metres have been erect ed on the North Quay ends of Makerston, Herschel and Saul Streets. This is lower to also protect the existing Turbot Street off ramp overpass, as well as Kurilpa Bridge."

The Kurilpa Bridge has a minimum height clearance of at 5.55 metres under the steel structure along North Quay which is higher than the Victoria Bridge (4.4 m), William Jolly Bridge (5.25 m), and the CLEM7 tunnel (4.6 m).

Vehicles over a height of 4.6 metres are not allowed to travel on the Riverside Expressway without a permit from the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Queensland Police Service.

"While an over-size vehicle is not permitted to enter the Expressway, we still want to take steps to ensure these vehicles that find themselves in the city receive adequate warning and find an alternative route," Mr Wallace said.

"Another issue that arose during the risk assessment is the safety of the slip lane when traffic is merging on to the Expressway from North Quay.
"The slip lane was opened as a temporary measure in 1999 to cope with disruption to traffic flow when Brisbane City Council was undertaking some sewerage works.

"It has remained open since then and there have been some accidents involving merging at this entry point.

"My department will work with Brisbane City Council in the near future to improve safety in this area. Any safety improvement works will occur after major infrastructure projects in the area, including Hale Street Link, are completed.

"This will ensure there is the least disruption to motorists and any changes to the slip lane will align to the future road network."

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[ButFli]

They had to pay money for consultants to tell them that stuff? What a waste!

[ozbob]

From the Brisbanetimes click here!

Broken city bridge 'could become a projectile'

Broken city bridge 'could become a projectile'
Tony Moore
August 4, 2009 - 12:39PM

Brisbane City Council is still worried that the low, lightweight section of the new $63 million Kurilpa Bridge which runs over the Riverside Expressway could be damaged and collapse if hit by a truck.

The Department of Main Roads is now putting protective barriers in place.

During the council's Infrastructure Committee meeting this morning, a senior traffic planing officer expressed concern that if a truck hit the bridge, lightweight sections of it could become a "projectile."

"Our questions and concerns are that if an incident occurs, material could become a projectile and hit pedestrians," the officer said.

The traffic section officer told the meeting it was possible a truck carrying a backhoe could strike the Kurilpa Bridge.

The State Government rejects the possibility, describing any chance of an accident as a "freak of nature".

The meeting was told the lightweight bridge - which uses a combination of tension and cabling - is believed to be the only one of its type using a similar 'strength through balance' design in Australia.

In June, public concern grew over the safety of the Kurilpa Bridge when two State Government reports were released.

The reports, into the risks associated with the part of the bridge built over the Riverside Expressway, raised concerns about the bridge's structure.

One safety audit report by McCormick, Rankin and Cagney (MRC) found it could  "suffer significant damage from the impact of an over-height vehicle."

A second report by engineering consultants Arup found an accident "would see localised concrete damage and potentially some damage to bearings at the span to support piers."

A height guide for trucks is being built before the on-ramp on North Quay, warning of a "low bridge ahead" with a 3.5 metre clearance.

Main Roads' initial plans to close a slip lane on North Quay to avoid traffic using a lane most vulnerable to the bridge would have added 3.4 kilometres of peak hour traffic queues to the road, a report to this morning's meeting said.

The plan has since been scrapped.

[ozbob]

http://www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/majorprojects/PublishingImages/kurilpa_bridge_270709-latest.jpg

Not far from completion. The project completion is scheduled for September 2009, in time for Queensland's 150th year anniversary celebrations.

http://www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/majorprojects/Pages/KurilpaBridge.aspx

[ozbob]

Some photographs from Tank St end, on my morning stroll down George ...









Photographs R Dow 17th August 2009

[ozbob]

From the Courier Mail click here!

Kurilpa bridge has its share of critics

Kurilpa bridge has its share of critics
Article from: The Courier-Mail

By Des Houghton

August 29, 2009 12:00am

ONE critic said it looked like an umbrella blown inside out in a thunderstorm.

Another said it conjured images of graceful ballerinas dancing on the river.

Everyone, it seems, has an opinion about Brisbane's new $63 million Kurilpa footbridge. Not all of them are complimentary.

One columnist declared his conservatism by dismissing it as a graceless structure.

For Robert "Hammerhead" Schwarten, the Works Minister, the bridge evokes the pioneering days of wooden ships and iron men, with poles resembling boat masts and steel cables reminiscent of the rigging on tall ships.

The architect, Michael Rayner, said he didn't plan it to look like an old sailing ship but is delighted with Schwarto's imagery nevertheless. And he knows the bridge will be a winner because it has provoked strong emotions ? even if some of it was negative.

Rayner said: "I am aware that every piece of much-loved architecture in the world was criticised initially. I am happy to have a debate about it.

"There was a similar reaction to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao museum in Spain.

"Frankly, I'm delighted. If no one had said anything I would have been disappointed."

Indeed, before it even went up Rayner predicted on this page that some would see it as ugly. Perhaps this is because it does not look the way a bridge is supposed to look to the narrow-minded.

Rayner's bridge, built by Baulderstone, is a striking original, an example of an engineering model known as tensegrity, a wordplay on tension and integrity.

Queensland Art Gallery director Tony Elwood says the bridge is a work of art in its own right, "a bold contemporary vision" of the new Brisbane.

Elwood and his staff are bracing for an influx of new visitors when the bridge officially opens in October and delivers an estimated 36,000 people a week to the gallery's back door.

Rayner is convinced most critics will come to like the bridge once they "experience the richness" of the journey and see it ? and their city ? from different perspectives.

He added: "We wanted a real lyrical bridge that reflected a confident city; a city going forward. In engineering terms it is incredibly sophisticated. No bridge has been built like this before.

"It is world-leading technology and Queensland should be proud of that. Had we arranged the posts and cables in different ways it still would have been successful. It can only be determined by complex computer modelling." Rayner revealed the striking form was prompted by the work of the leading American sculptor, Kenneth Snelson, who worked with tensegrity forms.

Elwood is delighted the work has a link to the arts.

He and Rayner inspected progress on the bridge this week from the third-floor veranda of the Gallery of Modern Art.

"I think it is really a stunning piece of design," Elwood said. "Visually it is very strong. The architect deserves to be applauded for such a bold contemporary work," he said.

Elwood said he was still "discovering" the bridge, commenting: "It expands and contracts depending on where you view it from. It changes its dynamics depending on where you view it from."

Elwood said city workers, especially in the legal precinct, would quickly be able to escape to the gallery for a break.

"The legal fraternity especially might come to find the cultural precinct a place of quiet reprieve," he said.

Schwarten was unconcerned by the criticism.

He said: "As Mae West once said, 'It's better to be looked over than overlooked, and certainly there have been plenty who have looked over the Kurilpa Bridge. I have received a number of complaints and compliments concerning the bridge.

"Complainants have described it variously as an eyesore, or knitting needles gone mad, while one of our own highly respected local architects told me it reminded him of the childhood game of fiddlesticks.

"Compliments include the words: elegant, exciting and confronting.

"I see prawn trawlers anchored at Rosslyn Bay, others see the masts of cutters and other sailing ships that plied their trade in early Brisbane.

"One thing for sure is everyone has a view about it, including people calling from the United States and the United Kingdom who are interested in the unique tensegrity design."

He said the bridge would be built by "on time and on budget" and would be a fitting tribute to 150 years of statehood.

[ButFli]

This bridge could possibly be the greatest architectural triumph in 150 years of Queenslanders.

[O_128]

i absolutely love this bridge is is so different to anything else. shame the same architect coulnt have designed the hale street bridge

[Jon Bryant]

I also think the bridge looks fantastic. 

It is a pity that it has to sit above the ugly Riverside Expressway. It is time to campaign to have the expressway torn down.  Have the Captain Cook Bridge finish at Alice Street.  The expressway's only purpose is to encourage 1,000's of people to drive into the CBD or beyond.  Tear it down.

While we are at it tear down the two over passes associated with Hale Street/Hale Street Bridge.  The river bank should be for people not cars!!!!

[ozbob]

Traffic signals for bicycles are in place corner Tank and George St.  Not long now ...







Photographs R Dow 4th September 2009

[O_128]

I love the bridge but the metal caging going up ruins it.

[ButFli]

People can't be trusted not to throw things onto roads. Sad I know, but I would rather an ugly cage than a can of spray paint through my windscreen.

[beauyboy]

Thanks for the Photos
Good to see that cyclists entering Tank street will have there own copenhagen Bikelane

Now all we need is more of those in Brisbane and we might have a proper on-road network where people feel safe to ride

Donald

[ozbob]

Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
12/09/2009

Kurilpa Bridge lights turn on

The pyrotechnic extravaganza of Riverfire will have a special addition this year when the Kurilpa Bridge lights are turned on for the first time tonight.

Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten said festival revelers would see the sophisticated LED lighting scheme in action as it produces different lighting themes and effects adding to the colour of the event.

"In day light, the $63.3 million Kurilpa Bridge is sculptural in appearance, with a network of steel masts seemingly held in suspension by a delicate cross stitching of high wire tensioned cables," Mr Schwarten said.

"Against the night sky, the bridge will be spectacularly lit with various lighting effects displayed on the white masts adding a modern, dynamic addition to the CBD skyline.

"In the majority of standard lighting modes, 100% of the power required will be provided by solar energy with any surplus power being returned to the main grid.

"No other bridge in the world supplem ents its power to such a degree," he said.

"Through the installation of 84 solar panels, the photovoltaic system will have an average daily output of 100 kilo Watt hours (kWh) and an average yearly output of 38 mega Watt hours (MWh).

"This will amount to savings of around 39.6 tonnes of carbon emissions each year - quite an achievement."

The addition of the photovoltaic system is an initiative of the Department of Public Works.

Mr Schwarten said the Queensland Government had committed to making Queenslanders Australia's healthiest people and reducing our carbon footprint by one third through reduced car and electricity use through Toward Q2: Tomorrow's Queensland.

"Kurilpa Bridge will help realise both of these aims," he said.

"When this bridge opens next month, it will encourage pedestrian and cycling traffic by completing a pedestrian and cycle loop between the city and South Bank via the Goodwill Bridge.

"Now it also has the added dimension of generating green and renewable power."

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[Mozz]

They were on last night when we walked past - looks great.

[ozbob]

Few more photographs down at the end of Tank Street







Photographs R Dow 14th September 2009

[ozbob]

Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology
The Honourable Robert Schwarten
17/09/2009

Date set for Kurilpa Bridge opening

Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten today invited Brisbane residents and visitors to join him and the Premier on October 4 for the official opening of Kurilpa Bridge.

"I encourage people to come along to experience being among the first to walk over Kurilpa Bridge, the world's first tensegrity pedestrian bridge," Mr Schwarten said.

"By tensegrity, I mean that the bridge balances tension and compression components to produce a light but incredibly strong structure.

"I'm thrilled to be opening this world-first structure during 2009 as a highlight of Queensland's 150th anniversary celebrations."

The official ceremony on October 4 will begin at 10:30am and will include a plaque reveal, balloon release and the first official walk across the bridge.

Following the opening ceremony, community celebrations will be held at Kurilpa Park until 2.30pm, and will include performances from local entertainers and children's activities.

Kurilp a Bridge is the Queensland Government's newest cycle and pedestrian bridge, linking the city centre and South Brisbane, completing a pedestrian and bicycle loop linking the city and South Bank via the Goodwill Bridge.

Currently around 53 000 people per week cross the Goodwill Bridge and it is expected that similar numbers will cross the Kurilpa Bridge per week

It will provide an environmentally-friendly and enjoyable walking and cycling pathway to the city from South Brisbane.

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[ozbob]

From the Brisbane mX 18th September 2009 page 2

Bridging fun gap

[beauyboy]

I am just glad it is opening. My other half is keen to be there on the day that it opens (even thought he doesn't ride that much and I am the commuter)

What they have done on george street and Tank street is good but some things beg questions

Donald

[ozbob]

Some nice photographs of the bridge construction here --> http://www.flickr.com/photos/13639096@N06/tags/kurilpabridge/