Neville Bonner Bridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Neville Bonner Bridge
Security fence around construction site in April 2020
Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	Brisbane River
Locale	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Other name(s)	Queen’s Wharf Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Steel Suspension bridge
Total length	270 metres (890 ft)
Height	mast 77 metres (253 ft)
Clearance below	11.4 metres (37 ft)-12.7 metres (42 ft) from high water level to the bridge deck
History
Engineering design by	Grimshaw Architects/WSP

The Neville Bonner Bridge is a proposed pedestrian bridge across the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. The bridge will connect the suburb of South Bank with the Brisbane CBD. The bridge is named after Neville Bonner AO, Australia’s first Indigenous member of the Parliament of Australia; ironically, the bridge will be white. The design concept for the bridge, by Grimshaw Architects, is an arch and single mast suspension bridge supported by one mid-river pier. A large observation deck will be located in the centre of the bridge.

Specifications

• Length: 270 metres (890 feet)
• Mast Height: 77 metres (253 feet)
• Height: Clearance for River Vessels 11.4 to 12.7 metres (37 to 42 feet) from high water level to the bridge deck (same height as Victoria and Captain Cook bridges)

History

The bridge is part of the proposed Queen's Wharf development in Brisbane city centre.