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  Gateway Bridge, Brisbane Information
The Gateway Bridge is at the centre of the Gateway Motorway, which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
It is the crossing of the Brisbane River closest to Moreton Bay and crosses at the Quarries Reach, in between Eagle Farm and Hemmant.
The bridge was financed by funds borrowed by the Queensland State Government, and as a result, users of the bridge pay a toll on the southern side of the Brisbane River.
www.bookrags.com /Gateway_Bridge%2C_Brisbane   (299 words)

  
 Brisbane River Map, Queensland, Australia
William Henry Baynes was born in England in 1833, the son of a butcher.
The main settlement in convict Brisbane was on the north side of the river along by the present William Street, but a settlement started to develop on the south side fairly early.
The area where the railway bridge was built across the river was called milbarpa while the pocket downstream from it was called tu-wong, meaning fl koel bird.
www.ourindooroopilly.com /brisbane-river-map.html   (4573 words)

  
  Bridge photos, Bridge postcards -- Bridgepix.com
The Gateway Bridge is at the centre of the Gateway Motorway, which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
It is the crossing of the Brisbane River closest to Moreton Bay and crosses at the Quarries Reach, in between Eagle Farm and Hemmant.
In addition, it is the only bridge in Oregon to be encased in gunite, which protects it from corrosion due to the sulfur dioxide emissions from paper mills south of the bridge.
www.bridgepix.com /bridgeblog/index.php?paged=19   (3233 words)

  
  Gateway Bridge, Brisbane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gateway Bridge is at the centre of the Gateway Motorway, which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
It is the crossing of the Brisbane River closest to Moreton Bay and crosses at the Quarries Reach, in between Eagle Farm and Hemmant.
The bridge was financed by funds borrowed by the Queensland State Government, and as a result, users of the bridge pay a toll on the southern side of the Brisbane River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gateway_Bridge,_Brisbane   (241 words)

  
 TRn: Queensland Australia to go to cashless tolls and investor toll facilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Brisbane's Gateway Bridge was the world's longest span concrete box girder at 260m (853ft) when opened in 1986
The Gateway Bridge twinning is being treated as an investor project or "public private partnership" as the cumbrous PR lingo terms it.
The Gateway Bridge opened in 1986 crosses the city's major Brisbane River near the port and airport and provides major north-south connectivity along the eastern fringe of this 1.6m pop metro area.
www.tollroadsnews.com /cgi-bin/a.cgi/OjxQvkY7EdmcEIJ61nsxIA   (1097 words)

  
 Queensland Motorways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Connecting major centres such as the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, construction on the Gateway Bridge commenced on 5 June 1980, and was officially commissioned on 11 January 1986.
The bridge owes its distinctive shape to air traffic requirements restricting its height to under 80m above sea level (all features of the bridge including light poles) while shipping needs demanded a navigational clearance of 55m - a narrow envelope in which to construct one and a half kilometres of bridge.
The construction of the Gateway Bridge was unique in that it was carried out using a fast-track system to allow design and construction to be concurrent rather than the more customary method of completing the design of the bridge before any construction work commenced.
www.qldmotorways.com.au /www/index.aspx?ItemID=22   (306 words)

  
 Views and Photos and Postcards of Brisbane Queensland Australia
Brisbane City Hall taken from the corner of Albert and Adelaide Streets (Aug 2004)
Koala House on the corner of Adelaide and Creek Streets, Brisbane (Aug 2004)
Gateway Bridge on the Gateway Arterial Road [1]
www.brisbanecitylife.com.au /bcl/views.htm   (316 words)

  
 Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Loaction Details
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre is a venue of the Major Sports Facilities Authority managed by Ogden IFC (Brisbane) Pty Ltd.
Conveniently located in Brisbane's Northern suburbs, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Queensland's most versatile indoor entertainment venue, is situated just 16 kms from the Brisbane CBD and 8 kms from Brisbane's domestic and international airports.
Brisbane City Council Bus - there is a Brisbane City Council Bus which does operate from the CBD to the Boondall railway station, however, it is recommended that if you are traveling from the Brisbane CBD that you take the Train.
www.brisent.com.au /default.asp?PageID=4   (483 words)

  
 Brisbane travel guide - Wikitravel
Brisbane [1] is the capital of the state of Queensland.
Brisbane was once considered to be just a big country town, however it has grown rapidly and now has a big city style all of its own.
Brisbane Airport is 20 kilometres east of the city centre at Eagle Farm, north of the river.
wikitravel.org /en/Brisbane   (5830 words)

  
 Raftsundet Bridge Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The architectural competition in 1991 was open for all kinds of bridge types, but the topography and the actual range of span lengths favoured a concrete cantilevered bridge or a cable stayed bridge.
At bridge girder level 50m above sea level maximum 3 seconds gust wind speed for a return period of 50 years, was calculated to be 52.9m/s for wind perpendicular to the bridge direction.
The traffic load may be divided and removed from parts of the bridge and placed in the most unfavourable way to achieve the largest sectional forces in every design sections of the bridge.
www.aas-jakobsen.no /Bridges/Publications/Raftsundet_Bridge/raftsundet_bridge_e.htm   (2903 words)

  
 Brisbane's Gateway Bridge turns 20
Brisbane's Gateway Bridge is celebrating its 20th birthday.
Acting premier Anna Bligh said at the time the bridge was heralded as a great engineering triumph and a reflection of the river city's progress.
The upgrade would see the duplication of the Gateway Bridge and the upgrade of 20 kilometres of linked motorway by 2011.
news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=81058   (332 words)

  
 Brisbane bridge and motorway project a boost for airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Brisbane Airport Corporation has welcomed the Queensland government's move to upgrade the Gateway bridge and motorway.
BAC managing director and CEO Koen Rooijmans said the Gateway bridge and motorway represented a significant factor in the accessibility and efficiency of the airport.
He said the Gateway development gave BAC the confidence to move ahead with a significant $1.5 billion investment program including a new parallel runway, terminal expansions and road infrastructure works.
www.travelbiz.com.au /articles/f1/0c02cff1.asp   (487 words)

  
 directions sunshine coast queensland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Bruce Highway is the main artery, linking Brisbane, the State capital, to far north centres and traversing Caloundra.
Brisbane's Gateway Bridge and connections provide a direct link between the Sunshine and Gold Coasts.
A regular electric rail service operates to and from Brisbane and passes through the hinterland townships of Glass House Mountains, Beerwah, Landsborough and Mooloolah Valley.
www.jimlilley.com /gettingHere.html   (537 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: Gateway bridge brisbane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Look for Gateway bridge brisbane in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
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Check for Gateway bridge brisbane in the deletion log, or visit its deletion vote page if it exists.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/gateway_bridge__brisbane   (905 words)

  
 The city of Brisbane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Brisbane CBD and Gateway bridge from Mt Cootha
I moved to Brisbane in 2000 (from Silicon Valley in the USA where I had lived for nearly three years.
As a result, my first impression of Brisbane was that it was a bit small and a bit slow.
www.hart.wattle.id.au /brisbane   (231 words)

  
 Brisbane Transport
Brisbane Transport operates one of the most extensive and modern bus services in Australia.
Buses cross all sectors of the city from the north to the south, from the Bay to the Bridge.
Citytrain is Brisbane’s suburban rail provider covering areas from Gympie to the Gold Coast.
www.reflections.com.au /Brisbane/Transport/index.html   (484 words)

  
 Truckie dumps rig on bridge in protest - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
A truckie dumped his prime mover on Brisbane's busy Gateway Bridge, blocking traffic in peak hour, in an apparent protest over working conditions.
Police were on Friday looking for the driver, who left the bridge over the Brisbane River on Friday morning in another vehicle.
The truck was covered in graffiti alluding to the financial strain on commercial truck drivers.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/Truck-removed-from-Gateway-bridge/2007/01/19/1169095945377.html   (304 words)

  
 Gateway Bridge, Brisbane - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Gateway Bridge, Brisbane - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
The Gateway Bridge is the first crossing of the Brisbane River.
The bridge provides three lanes of traffic in each direction, and is an integral part of the Gateway Motorway which skirts the eastern side of Brisbane city.
www.music.us /education/G/Gateway-Bridge,-Brisbane.htm   (270 words)

  
 Gateway Bridge, Brisbane
Height of the bridge is equivalent to a 20 storey building.
The distinctive shape is due to air traffic requirements restricting its height to under 80m while shipping needed a clearance of 55m, leaving only 25m to fit 1.5kms of bridge.
Anually since 1997, half the bridge is closed to traffic to accommodate over 20,000 runners in the 'Bridge to Brisbane' charity fun run.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu/?id=gatewaybridge-brisbane-australia   (263 words)

  
 What is Brisbane's icon? :: ABC Brisbane
your gateway to 612 ABC Brisbane and the Brisbane region
Brisbane's South Bank Corporation recently commissioned a market research company to ask residents: what is Brisbane's icon?
One hundred 612 listeners voted for: Story Bridge (21%), City Hall (13%), then South Bank (12%) and the Brisbane River (12%).
www.abc.net.au /brisbane/stories/s1777464.htm?brisbane   (233 words)

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