Grey Street Bridge, (William Jolly Bridge) Brisbane

Bain, Jack (1954) Grey Street Bridge, (William Jolly Bridge) Brisbane. [Image]

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Abstract

People and cars are gathered on the William Jolly Bridge (also known as the Grey Street Bridge) for its opening by Lieut. Governor General Sir John Goodwin, on Wednesday 30 March 1932. Photograph appears to have been taken from the north side of the river, looking towards South Brisbane. 'Amongst the interesting features of the Bridge, the length of which is 1634 feet, are the three main arches over the river, of 238 ft. centres, each rib consisting of structural steel fabricated under a sub-contract let by Messrs. M. R. Hornibrook Ltd. to Messrs. Evans, Deakin and Co., Brisbane. This steelwork was designed to support the concrete during construction without falsework.' (Information taken from: Souvenir : official opening of Grey Street Bridge, 1932).

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Item Type: Image
Collection: Bain/O'Gorman
Sub-Collection Title:

Australia - Queensland - Brisbane

Date: May 1954
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2020 06:03
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2023 23:46
Copyright Owner: Out of copyright
Copyright Statement: You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute Queensland University of Technology
Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or Town
AustraliaQueenslandBrisbane
Location -27.468428, 153.015469
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/6137
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