Eleanor Schonell Bridge, Brisbane
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| Coordinates | 27°29′52″S 153°01′16″E / 27.497781°S 153.020981°ECoordinates: 27°29′52″S 153°01′16″E / 27.497781°S 153.020981°E |
| Carries | Buses, pedestrians, bicycles. |
| Crosses | Brisbane River |
| Locale | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Official name | Eleanor Schonell Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 390 metres (1,280 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 December 2006 |
The Eleanor Schonell Bridge, better known as the Green Bridge, is a 390-metre (1,280 ft)-long cable-stayed bridge which crosses the Brisbane River between Dutton Park and the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus, connecting the UQ Lakes and Dutton Park Place busway stations. Its deck is 185 metres long, 20 metres wide and about 18 metres above the river's surface. The bridge was opened on 17 December 2006, and is the first bridge in Australia exclusively designed for buses, cyclists and pedestrians. The bridge cost $55.5 million to construct.
The opening of the bridge signalled the end of the popular cross-river ferry service between Dutton Park and St Lucia, which had been running since 1967. The two ferries that remained at the cessation of the service, MV Loyalty and MV Vicky Lynn were sold, the Loyalty now being used as a private vessel and the Vicky Lynn as a floating advertisement for the Riverpoint Luxury Apartments in West End.
The "as-built" concept design of the bridge was proposed as an alternative design by Bruce Ramsay (consultant to the construction contractor John Holland Group). Construction of the bridge has included a new road through Dutton Park, the expansion of Annerley Road, a new bus station for the University of Queensland and the permanent redirection of College Road in St Lucia.
A related transport infrastructure project is the Eastern Busway which links the Eleanor Schonell Bridge with the Queensland Rail City network at Park Road station and to the South East Busway.
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