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| View Original: | StateLibQld 1 181131 Barges on the Brisbane River during construction of the William Jolly Bridge, ca. 1930.jpg (616x1000) | |||
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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 181131 Barges on the Brisbane River during construction of the William Jolly Bridge, ca. 1930.jpg en Barges on the Brisbane River during construction of the William Jolly Bridge ca 1930 William Jolly Bridge during construction Photograph taken from the southern end looking north towards Roma Street St Brigid's Catholic Church at Red Hill can be seen rising from the horizon in the background The bridge opened to traffic on 30 March 1932 known then as the Grey Street Bridge 'Amongst the interesting features of the Bridge the length of which is 1634 feet are the three main arches over the river of 238 ft centres each rib consisting of structural steel fabricated under a sub-contract let by Messrs M R Hornibrook Ltd to Messrs Evans Deakin and Co Brisbane This steelwork was designed to support the concrete during construction without falsework ' Information taken from Souvenir official opening of Grey Street Bridge 1932 circa 1930 handle 10462/deriv/126887 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Brisbane River Barges of Australia William Jolly Bridge construction 1930 in Australia Black and white photographs | ||||
