Images of Brisbane Bridges from the John Oxley Library

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First temporary Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, ca. 1865 (Negative: 147690)

Sketch of the railway bridge over the Bremer River on the Ipswich line ca. 1866

(Negative: 63533 )

Concrete pylons for the first permanent Victoria Bridge, ca. 1869 (Negative: 191099)

Crossing the first permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane ca. 1874 (Negative: 124962)

The first permanent Victoria Bridge across the Brisbane River, circa 1975

First permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, ca. 1875 (Negative: 46973)

Victoria Bridge and a view towards South Brisbane, 1884 (Image Number : API-004-0001-0005)

View from East Brisbane across Norman Creek, Brisbane, 1887 (Negative 12833)

Looking towards the Chelmer side of the original Albert Railway Bridge ca. 1888

(Negative: 160578)

Boating on Weyba Creek, Brisbane, 1889 (Image Number: APO-010-0001-0012)

View of the first Mount Crosby Bridge during the 1893/93 flooding

Negative: 161422

Remains of the first permanent Victoria Bridge swept away in the 1893 Brisbane floods

(Negative: 145379)

Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 1895 (Negative: 65865)

Construction of the second Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 1895(Negative: 172527 )

Indooroopilly Railway Bridge ca. 1896 (Negative: 201199 )

Second Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane ca. 1896 (Negative: 43988)

View of the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane in 1897 (Negative: 63659)

Roma Street between the railway yards and the Brisbane River, 1897 (Image Number APO-023-0001-0003)

Second permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane ca. 1906 (Negative: 170615)

Images of Brisbane Bridges from the John Oxley Library

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Tingalpa Creek Bridge, Brisbane, ca. 1910 (Negative: 194783)

Albert Railway Bridge at Indooroopilly, Brisbane ca. 1911 (Negative: 194777)

Bathers under the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland ca. 1930.

(Negative: 4847 )

Swimmers cooling off under the Indooroopilly Bridge ca. 1930

(Negative: 189027)

Aerial view of the William Jolly Bridge during construction,

Brisbane, 1931

(Negative: 201248)

Steel structures designed to support the concrete arches of the William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane, photographed during the 1931 flood

(Negative: 23046)

People gathered for the opening of the William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane, 30 March 1932

(Negative: 102609)

Crowds of people for the opening of the William Jolly Bridge, 1932 (Negative: 34276)

Official opening of the Grey Street Bridge, Brisbane, 1932 (Negative: 150516 )

Progress on the Hornibrook Highway viaduct, Redcliffe 1933 (Negative: 64011)

Hornibrook Highway viaduct under construction, Redcliffe, 1935 (Negative: 19879)

Indooroopilly Toll Bridge, Brisbane, 1936

(Negative: 106583)

Story Bridge under construction, Brisbane ca. 1936 (Negative: 92423)

Building the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1936 (Negative: 159873)

Concreting during the construction of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1936 (Negative: 185333 )

Looking from the Brisbane River towards a view of the Story Bridge whilst under construction, Brisbane, ca. 1936

(Negative: 7708-0001-0054)

Breakfast Creek winding under the Bowen Bridge near the Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Brisbane ca. 1936 (Negative 109951 )

Indooroopilly Toll Bridge and the Albert Bridge, Brisbane ca. 1937 (Negative: 168323)

Construction of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1937 (Negative: 185323)

Looking toward the Fortitude Valley side of the Story Bridge under construction, ca. 1938

(Image Number:

APE-075-0001-0016)

Construction of the Story Bridge,

Brisbane, 1938

(Negative: 92406)

Breakfast Creek Bridge, Brisbane, 1938 (Negative: 62067)

Images of Brisbane Bridges from the John Oxley Library

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Kangaroo Point during construction of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1938 (Negative: 92419 )

Team of bridge riggers high above the city,

Story Bridge,

Brisbane ca.1939

(Negative: APE-075-0001-0011)

Erection of the lower spans of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, 1939

(Negative: 108668)

Story Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, 1939 (Negative: 68325)

Construction is almost completed on the Story Bridge, Brisbane, October 1939

(Negative: 150513)

Brisbane's Story Bridge under construction, 1939 (Negative: 185055)

Construction of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1939 (Negative: 185329)

Brisbane River and Story Bridge, 1939 (Negative: 60915)

View of the almost completed Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1940 (Negative: 191075)

Construction of roadway slab on the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1940 (Negative: 108664 )

Bradfield Highway seen from atop the Story Bridge during construction (Negative: 185346)

Toll-gate at the Kangaroo Point end of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1940-1950

(Negative: 115336)

Military tanks crossing the William Jolly

Bridge, Brisbane

ca.1941(Negative: 191070)

William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane (Negative: 52627)

Cars and trams travelling along Victoria Bridge, Brisbane 1952 (Negative: 63835)

Brisbane's Story Bridge decorated with lights, 1954 (Image Number lbp00003)

Aerial view of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, Brisbane, 1957 (Negative: 68899)

William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane, ca. 1959 (Image Number: 6668-0001-0001)

Panoramic view of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1959 (Negative: 201208)

Motor vehicles on the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1959 (Negative: 201206)

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View over the city of Brisbane to Story Bridge, 1963 (Image Number: bp00219)

Aerial view from the City of Brisbane towards South Brisbane, 1963 (Image Number: 6668-0001-0005)

Aerial view of the Central Business District of Brisbane taken in 1956 (Negative: 193532 )

Looking east along the Brisbane River towards the span of the Story Bridge (Image Number: 6668-0001-0008 )

Approaches to the Story Bridge 1960(Image Number: 6668-0001-0007 )

Story Bridge, from the southern side at Kangaroo Point, ca. 1968 (Image Number: 6944-0001-0046 )

Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 1969

(Negative: 157595)

Construction of the Captain Cook Bridge, 1970 (Negative 191072)

Brisbane River in flood, 1974 (Negative: lbp00075)

Construction of Merivale Railway Bridge 1976 (Negative 191073)

Merivale Railway Bridge during construction, Brisbane 1979 (Images Number: clp00061)

Construction of the Merivale Railway Bridge, Brisbane 1979 (Image Number: clp 00063)

Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, 1986 (Negative: 78999)