488:
432:
418:
390:
460:
446:
376:
404:
362:
474:
303:
The complex cabling system comprises 80 main galvanised helical strand cables and 252 tensegrity cables that are made from superduplex stainless steel . The piecing together of these elements was the highest risk on the project, where any error in the dimension of one of the elements would have halted the critical path of the project. The superstructure was within 13mm of its planned vertical position in its final state at the centre of the bridge .
33:
509:
343:
791:
298:
The bridge is 470 metres (1,540 ft) long with a main span of 128 metres (420 ft) and features two large viewing and relaxation platforms, two rest areas, and a continuous all-weather canopy for the entire length of the bridge. A canopy is supported by a secondary tensegrity structure. It is
302:
The bridge structure comprises 18 structural steel bridge decks, 20 structural steel masts and 16 horizontal spars or in layman's terms horizontal masts. 72 precast concrete deck slabs sit on the main bridge deck and are secured to the steel structure and together by in-situ concrete stitch pours .
294:
bridge. Only the horizontal spars conform to tensegrity principles. The
Kurilpa Bridge is a multiple-mast, cable-stay structure based on principles of tensegrity producing a synergy between balanced tension and compression components to create a light structure which is incredibly strong.
612:
985:
695:
310:
lighting system which can be programmed to produce an array of different lighting effects. Depending on lighting configurations, 75%-100% of the power required is provided by
814:
299:
estimated that 560 tonnes (620 short tons) of structural steel including 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) of helical strand cable are incorporated into the bridge.
1137:
1117:
896:
722:
326:, submitted by Shane Spargo of Nundah, Queensland. The name reflects the Australian Aboriginal word for the South Brisbane and West End area, and means
1142:
978:
604:
1122:
1107:
581:
550:
487:
361:
431:
417:
389:
459:
445:
403:
375:
971:
1132:
1127:
905:
1112:
785:
322:
A public competition was held to decide on a new name for the bridge. On 23 November 2008 it was announced that the winning entry was
251:
699:
934:
868:
847:
667:
473:
275:
A sod turning ceremony was held at
Kurilpa Park, South Brisbane on 12 December 2007. The bridge was opened on 4 October 2009 by
994:
522:
752:
1016:
775:
1102:
1071:
917:
818:
634:
40:
926:
255:
47:
247:
922:
1031:
1006:
1066:
1056:
963:
726:
265:
573:
542:
1026:
1076:
1041:
276:
269:
181:
1061:
1051:
781:
514:
227:
222:
902:
1081:
1046:
1021:
872:
841:
231:
90:
32:
1096:
1011:
911:
748:
311:
261:
661:
504:
291:
279:
239:
131:
104:
949:
936:
638:
254:. In 2011, the bridge was judged World Transport Building of the Year at the
62:
49:
342:
243:
163:
108:
696:"Cox Rayner + Arup complete worlds largest tensegrity bridge in Brisbane"
235:
100:
725:. The State of Queensland (Department of Public Works). Archived from
635:"The finalists for the 2010 Australian Construction Achievement Award"
332:
341:
967:
307:
168:
11 metres (36 ft) above the bank on the South Bank side
901:
ABC "By Design" interview with
Michael Raynor (April 2010)
721:
Queensland
Government, Department of Public Works (2003).
698:. World Architecture News. 13 October 2009. Archived from
690:
688:
686:
684:
264:
built the bridge and the company's design team included
605:"Architecture world salutes Brisbane's Kurilpa Bridge"
817:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from
918:
Kurilpa Bridge
Discover Queensland Buildings website
205:
187:
177:
172:
162:
154:
146:
138:
127:
122:
114:
96:
86:
78:
39:
23:
908:Retrieved 2010-05-03. (including 12 mins of audio)
220:(originally known as the Tank Street Bridge) is a
923:Kurilpa Bridge Construction Photographs 2008-2009
572:Beattie, Peter; Robert Schwarten (5 March 2007).
979:
541:Chalmers, Emma; Margaret Wenham (July 2007).
290:Kurilpa Bridge is the world's largest hybrid
8:
774:Beck, Haig; Cooper, Jackie (16 April 2012).
897:Department of Public Works information page
986:
972:
964:
20:
780:. Images Publishing Dist Ac. p. 99.
840:Brisbane Development (4 October 2009),
660:Brisbane Development (4 October 2009),
533:
357:
306:The bridge is lit with a sophisticated
246:. The bridge connects Kurilpa Point in
777:Kurilpa Bridge: Brisbane's New Bridge
755:from the original on 22 November 2009
7:
850:from the original on 11 January 2018
794:from the original on 11 January 2018
723:"Major Projects: Tank Street Bridge"
670:from the original on 11 January 2018
615:from the original on 7 November 2011
574:"Tank Street Bridge design unveiled"
906:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
553:from the original on 5 October 2009
1138:Brisbane central business district
493:Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane at night
252:Brisbane central business district
14:
1118:Cable-stayed bridges in Australia
813:Howson, Spencer (November 2008).
1143:2009 establishments in Australia
843:Kurilpa Bridge Opening Channel 9
663:Kurilpa Bridge Opening Channel 9
584:from the original on 6 July 2011
507:
486:
472:
458:
444:
430:
416:
402:
388:
374:
360:
31:
1123:Pedestrian bridges in Australia
1108:Bridges over the Brisbane River
995:Bridges over the Brisbane River
523:Bridges over the Brisbane River
346:Kurilpa Bridge, 25 October 2009
18:Bridge in Queensland, Australia
603:Tony Moore (6 November 2011).
1:
228:pedestrian and bicycle bridge
578:Ministerial media statements
465:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
451:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
437:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
423:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
409:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
395:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
381:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
367:Kurilpa Bridge Construction
1007:Sir Leo Hielscher (Gateway)
927:State Library of Queensland
912:Structurae: Kurilpa Bridge.
256:World Architecture Festival
1159:
1133:South Brisbane, Queensland
1128:Steel bridges in Australia
815:"It's the Kurilpa Bridge!"
142:470 metres (1,540 ft)
1113:Bridges completed in 2009
1002:
903:Brisbane's Kurilpa Bridge
580:. Queensland government.
549:. Queensland Newspapers.
210:
30:
997:(downstream to upstream)
914:Retrieved 16 March 2018.
543:"Trams back in Brisbane"
479:Kurilpa Bridge at night
158:120 metres (390 ft)
82:Pedestrians and cyclists
182:Ove Arup & Partners
150:6.5 metres (21 ft)
950:27.46944°S 153.01806°E
347:
250:to Tank Street in the
193:; 14 years ago
1072:Indooroopilly Railway
869:"Bridges of Brisbane"
345:
266:Cox Rayner Architects
178:Engineering design by
955:-27.46944; 153.01806
1103:Bridges in Brisbane
946: /
191:4 October 2009
63:27.4694°S 153.018°E
59: /
702:on 17 October 2009
547:couriermail.com.au
348:
318:Naming competition
277:Queensland Premier
1090:
1089:
611:. Fairfax Media.
515:Queensland portal
214:
213:
68:-27.4694; 153.018
1150:
1057:Eleanor Schonell
988:
981:
974:
965:
961:
960:
958:
957:
956:
951:
947:
944:
943:
942:
939:
885:
884:
882:
880:
871:. Archived from
865:
859:
858:
857:
855:
837:
831:
830:
828:
826:
810:
804:
803:
801:
799:
771:
765:
764:
762:
760:
749:"Kurilpa Bridge"
745:
739:
738:
736:
734:
718:
712:
711:
709:
707:
692:
679:
678:
677:
675:
657:
651:
650:
648:
646:
637:. Archived from
631:
625:
624:
622:
620:
600:
594:
593:
591:
589:
569:
563:
562:
560:
558:
538:
517:
512:
511:
510:
495:15 November 2011
490:
476:
462:
448:
434:
420:
406:
392:
378:
369:25 February 2009
364:
338:
335:
329:
225:
201:
199:
194:
74:
73:
71:
70:
69:
64:
60:
57:
56:
55:
52:
35:
21:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1147:
1093:
1092:
1091:
1086:
998:
992:
954:
952:
948:
945:
940:
937:
935:
933:
932:
893:
888:
878:
876:
875:on 24 July 2009
867:
866:
862:
853:
851:
839:
838:
834:
824:
822:
821:on 21 July 2011
812:
811:
807:
797:
795:
788:
773:
772:
768:
758:
756:
747:
746:
742:
732:
730:
720:
719:
715:
705:
703:
694:
693:
682:
673:
671:
659:
658:
654:
644:
642:
641:on 10 June 2010
633:
632:
628:
618:
616:
602:
601:
597:
587:
585:
571:
570:
566:
556:
554:
540:
539:
535:
531:
513:
508:
506:
503:
496:
494:
491:
482:
480:
477:
468:
466:
463:
454:
452:
449:
440:
438:
435:
426:
424:
421:
412:
410:
407:
398:
396:
393:
384:
382:
379:
370:
368:
365:
356:
350:
336:
330:
327:
320:
288:
221:
197:
195:
192:
164:Clearance below
123:Characteristics
67:
65:
61:
58:
53:
50:
48:
46:
45:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1156:
1154:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1095:
1094:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1027:Neville Bonner
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1003:
1000:
999:
993:
991:
990:
983:
976:
968:
930:
929:
920:
915:
909:
899:
892:
891:External links
889:
887:
886:
860:
832:
805:
787:978-1864704082
786:
766:
740:
729:on 16 May 2009
713:
680:
652:
626:
609:Brisbane Times
595:
564:
532:
530:
527:
526:
525:
519:
518:
502:
499:
498:
497:
492:
485:
483:
478:
471:
469:
464:
457:
455:
450:
443:
441:
436:
429:
427:
422:
415:
413:
408:
401:
399:
394:
387:
385:
380:
373:
371:
366:
359:
355:
352:
324:Kurilpa Bridge
319:
316:
287:
284:
248:South Brisbane
232:Brisbane River
218:Kurilpa Bridge
212:
211:
208:
207:
203:
202:
189:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
170:
169:
166:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
129:
125:
124:
120:
119:
118:Kurilpa Bridge
116:
112:
111:
98:
94:
93:
91:Brisbane River
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
43:
37:
36:
28:
27:
25:Kurilpa Bridge
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1155:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1077:Walter Taylor
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1042:William Jolly
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1001:
996:
989:
984:
982:
977:
975:
970:
969:
966:
962:
959:
928:
924:
921:
919:
916:
913:
910:
907:
904:
900:
898:
895:
894:
890:
874:
870:
864:
861:
849:
845:
844:
836:
833:
820:
816:
809:
806:
793:
789:
783:
779:
778:
770:
767:
754:
750:
744:
741:
728:
724:
717:
714:
701:
697:
691:
689:
687:
685:
681:
669:
665:
664:
656:
653:
640:
636:
630:
627:
614:
610:
606:
599:
596:
583:
579:
575:
568:
565:
552:
548:
544:
537:
534:
528:
524:
521:
520:
516:
505:
500:
489:
484:
475:
470:
461:
456:
447:
442:
439:24 April 2009
433:
428:
425:16 April 2009
419:
414:
405:
400:
397:16 March 2009
391:
386:
377:
372:
363:
358:
353:
351:
344:
340:
334:
325:
317:
315:
313:
309:
304:
300:
296:
293:
285:
283:
281:
278:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
224:
219:
209:
204:
190:
186:
183:
180:
176:
171:
167:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
130:
126:
121:
117:
115:Official name
113:
110:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
81:
77:
72:
44:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1036:
1017:Captain Cook
931:
877:. Retrieved
873:the original
863:
852:, retrieved
842:
835:
823:. Retrieved
819:the original
808:
796:. Retrieved
776:
769:
757:. Retrieved
743:
731:. Retrieved
727:the original
716:
704:. Retrieved
700:the original
672:, retrieved
662:
655:
643:. Retrieved
639:the original
629:
617:. Retrieved
608:
598:
586:. Retrieved
577:
567:
555:. Retrieved
546:
536:
467:21 July 2009
453:19 July 2009
411:4 April 2009
383:8 March 2009
349:
323:
321:
312:solar energy
305:
301:
297:
289:
274:
262:Baulderstone
260:
217:
215:
155:Longest span
139:Total length
15:
953: /
879:17 November
825:24 November
798:23 November
759:27 November
706:15 December
272:Engineers.
226:63 million
66: /
54:153°01′05″E
41:Coordinates
1097:Categories
1062:Jack Pesch
1052:Go Between
938:27°28′10″S
854:10 January
674:10 January
619:6 November
588:21 January
557:21 January
529:References
481:April 2010
333:water rats
331:place for
292:tensegrity
280:Anna Bligh
240:Queensland
198:2009-10-04
134:cable stay
132:Tensegrity
105:Queensland
51:27°28′10″S
1082:Centenary
941:153°1′5″E
286:Structure
244:Australia
230:over the
109:Australia
1047:Merivale
1032:Victoria
1022:Goodwill
848:archived
792:Archived
753:Archived
751:. Arup.
668:archived
645:22 March
613:Archived
582:Archived
551:Archived
501:See also
236:Brisbane
206:Location
101:Brisbane
1037:Kurilpa
733:8 March
354:Gallery
196: (
173:History
87:Crosses
79:Carries
1067:Albert
784:
188:Opened
128:Design
97:Locale
1012:Story
147:Width
881:2009
856:2018
827:2008
800:2016
782:ISBN
761:2009
735:2008
708:2009
676:2018
647:2020
621:2011
590:2008
559:2008
270:Arup
268:and
216:The
308:LED
234:in
223:A$
1099::
925:,
846:,
790:.
683:^
666:,
607:.
576:.
545:.
339:.
314:.
282:.
258:.
242:,
238:,
107:,
103:,
987:e
980:t
973:v
883:.
829:.
802:.
763:.
737:.
710:.
649:.
623:.
592:.
561:.
337:'
328:'
200:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
