Walter Taylor Bridge, Brisbane
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| Official name | Walter Taylor Bridge |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Brisbane River |
| Locale | Brisbane, Australia |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Opening date | 14 February 1936 |
The Walter Taylor Bridge is a suspension bridge forming the twelfth crossing of the Brisbane River. It crosses between Indooroopilly and Chelmer. It was opened on 14 February 1936 by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, and named after the local contractor who built it.
The bridge is a suspension bridge and the support cables were actually surplus support cables used to hold up the incomplete halves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its construction.
The bridge was operated as a toll bridge until the 1960s, with a toll collection booth located at the Northern (Indooroopilly) end. During that time, the bridge was more popularly known as the "Indooroopilly Toll Bridge". It is shared by vehicular traffic and pedestrians.
The bridge is unique among Brisbane bridges in that the two towers of the bridge house residential accommodation, which are still occupied. The Chelmer side of the bridge is bounded by a council park, including a pontoon.
The Walter Taylor Bridge is one of four bridges in proximity to each other. The others are the Albert Bridge, its unnamed companion, and the Jack Pesch Bridge.
The bridge is a similar design to the Hercilio Luz Bridge in Florianopolis, Brazil, with the truss carrying the bridge being above the roadway and meeting the cables at non-uniform heights.[1]
