In Brisbane, a pedestrian bridge connecting Kangaroo Point and the CBD has been considered since the 1860s.
It’s now going ahead and will look like this.
The Kangaroo Point Green Bridge will provide a world-class landmark linking Brisbane’s city centre and Kangaroo Point peninsulas.
Brisbane City Council is fast-tracking the delivery of the bridge to stimulate the local economy and has awarded the contract for the design and construction of the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge to Connect Brisbane.
Connect Brisbane is a consortium of bridge design, engineering, and construction specialists led by Brisbane-based BESIX Watpac.
The consortium includes Rizzani de Eccher, WSP, Dissing + Weitling, Blight Rayner, ASPECT Studios, Right Angle Studio, and Rowland.
The consortium’s experience spans global and local projects including Perth’s signature Matagarup Bridge and Dubai’s landmark Water Canal Bridges.
Measuring 470 metres long and 6.8 metres wide, the bridge will include dedicated cycle and pedestrian paths and “high-quality bridge landings, transitions and public realm.”
There will be shading across the full length of the bridge, along with nodes and viewing platforms to engage with the river and green spaces.
The bridge will celebrate Brisbane’s sub-tropical identity and provide a convenient, safe, and accessible connection for all bridge users.
Key features of Connect Brisbane’s design for the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge include:
- a river crossing between the corner of Alice Street and Edward Street in the CBD, and Scott Street at Kangaroo Point with a length of around 460m
- an elegant single-mast cable-stay structure, designed to complement the city skyline and minimise visual impact
- dedicated cycle and pedestrian paths, with a minimum width of 6.8m along the length of the bridge, and a maximum grade of 1:20
- a navigable bridge clearance height of 12.7 metres (as per the Captain Cook Bridge), with provision for a 60m wide navigation channel
- viewing platforms and rest nodes to provide panoramic views of the river and city
- high-quality landing points that will connect and activate communities on either side of the Brisbane River
- green design features include solar panels, cooling vegetation and shade cover along the length of the bridge
- potential new unique dining options, including an above-water restaurant, helping to create an iconic destination for Brisbane residents.
The Kangaroo Point Green Bridge presents several opportunities for a new restaurant and café on the bridge and its city landing, helping to create an iconic destination and new riverside space for Brisbane residents for generations to come.
This includes a potential above-water restaurant and dining space above the viewing area on the approach to the city landing and a café at the city landing plaza.
Other smaller food and beverage outlets are also proposed at viewing platforms along the length of the bridge, providing opportunities to pause and enjoy stunning river views.
Council and Connect Brisbane are committed to best-practice sustainability and will feature a number of sustainable design elements, including:
- solar panels on the shade cover, helping to power the bridge’s lighting
- rain gardens at C.T. White Park to slow stormwater run-off
- extensive use of native plants in new landscaping
- minimising the impacts of the project on the environment and the community.
As part of this commitment, the project will achieve an Infrastructure Sustainability rating using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) rating scheme framework.
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