Everyone seemed to hate on this bridge when it was first proposed. it’s easily the best bridge in Brisbane
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Everyone seemed to hate on this bridge when it was first proposed. it’s easily the best bridge in Brisbane
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Really hoping for the Toowong to West End one as well (though I hope that one can be a bus green bridge like the one in St Lucia, but even just a pedestrian/cycling one would be great).
The kangaroo point bridge? I must have missed that. I’ve seen and heard nothing but praise. Those of us on the Southside couldn’t have been more thrilled to finally get a bridge.
I remember all the criticism when it was proposed. So many comments saying we needed bridges for cars instead, and that people could already walk across the Story Bridge or the Goodwill Bridge. Most of those people probably haven’t walked much further than their garage to their front door.
The reality is the bridge has been incredibly successful. In its first six months, more than double the number of people crossed it compared to what the original business case predicted.
I just wish BCC would use that success as a springboard to invest more in active transport infrastructure across the city especially considering the current fuel crisis. Instead we have the qld govt pretty much making ridng bikes illegal.
I thought people’s arguments against it were that it looked ugly? I don’t think many argued against the practicality of it.
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Hate on what exactly?
I think it’s a great connection. But I think the design of the bridge itself misses the mark. From an architecture standpoint, it’s huge but for something so big it’s ugly and dominant for what is basic cable stayed bridge (even kurilpa bridge looks better). Functionally it has a huge restaurant at one end full of drunk fools. Transport corridors should not have restaurants in them, or should we start putting restaurants on the Riverside Express Way? Additionally they removed the connection directly onto the boardwalk and there is now like 100m into the botanic gardens.
Great connection, extremely poor design and execution. I also note how they put a 12 km/h speed limit on the clusterfuck that is the city side, can see they read TMR’s manual that says 11 km/h and below can be unstable for bikes.
Was that the one that was half built and washed away in a flood ?
The worst bridge is the casino bridge, pain in the ass getting out casino side
It’s a good bridge in a great location. I would like to see a better bicycle connection to the path along the river as well as that path upgraded, though.
Just give us a bridge from Toowong to West End already.
I also wish all the newer bridges had more curves to them to match in with our older bridges rather than being mainly pointy stick looking things.
If there is any city in Australia that should be the city of bridges is Brisbane. I love the modern look of this one too.
Yo that camera quality is perfect.
No matter what they build there are people who hate on it with the exact same arguments every time.
A Bulimba/Hawthorne to Hamilton/Ascot bridge would be appreciated. The East is hard-line divided due to the orientation of the Ocean and River. The gateway bridge makes it financially unappealing to cross frequently for recreational purposes and an incredible ask for the average citizen to scale on foot.
If there’s one thing brisbane loves, it’s over engineered, over priced pedestrian bridges
People who don’t go anywhere without getting in their massive cars will always complain about spending on active transport. “Waste of money” etc. Just because they have an opinion doesn’t make them right
The Kurilpa, Goodwill and Kangaroo Point one (what is it called?) make for a pretty good set – and when you can use the Story Bridge, that’s pretty useful to get into the Valley and New Farm as well. Next up should be Toowong to West End and a bridge farther downstream from the Story Bridge, like Bulimba to Teneriffe.
I’ve learned as social media has evolved that the majority who like or don’t think about it don’t visit all posts and comment the good. Like appliance reviews online, seems only the problems get mentioned yet we can guess thousands of sales proceed, the appliance is reliable, and people get on with life and not visit a page to write about it. This bridge is indeed great, especially at night, and it’s link to and from.
Except all the dog shit stains, cover on only one side from the rain, and your peaceful walk ruined by 100 panting joggers
It has a great view but in summer half the bridge is still completely uncovered.
The Council needs to stop designing for appearance, and attempting to factor in homelessness deterrents, because it makes everything worse for us.
The most popular bridge in Brisbane. It is always packed. People love it.
Just piss off the big spire thing so the riverfire flu8vers can be low again 😭
My problem is that all this superstructure over these bridges is completely unnecessary. It’s just window dressing. We pay millions and millions extra, which could have been spent on bridges elsewhere, so some politician can bask in the reflected glory of this great monument in the city.
And they don’t complement each other, so the river starts to look like this crazy mishmash of styles.
I call it the X-men bridge because walking under it reminds me of the 90s X-men into. Love that bridge!
It has utility, but it also removes utility from river users, specifically visitors who come in on sailboats who can no longer moor at the pilings at gardens point. They could have made it higher but chose not to.
The pedestrian bridges are damn useful, but why does the main theme of Brisbane architecture seem to be the penis? This bridge has a big dick, the casino bridge has a big dick. There’s a big bullet vibe out the front of the casino, and the main government building is the most blatant dick architecture ever built. Why are Brisbane architects so obsessed with dicks?
My personal opinion is that both bridges appear over-engineered. It’s a pedestrian bridge, not a massive traffic bridge. It doesn’t need a huge suspension structure. I’d much rather a more slender minimalist bridge, without the dick.
Hated it at first because it was hot and ugly. Now there’s an uglier one so this one is ok
Yep love it, best bridge for runners