DescriptionThe first bridge to cross the Bremer River at this point (a floating bridge suspended between two large punts) was constructed in 1860 and first used on 26 November of that year. Funding was considered by the colonial government so that a more permeant high level bridge could be built. However, this did not come. It was not until the arrival of the railway in 1864 that the proposal for a new bridge was accepted. The eastern side of the bridge was controlled by the council and used for road traffic. The western side was owned by the Queensland Government and used by the railways – the first railway bridge to be built in Queensland. (Information from Leslie E. Slaughter, ‘Ipswich Municipal Centenary’, 1960, pp. 99-100). The bridge continues to be used by Queensland Rail, with the eastern side now the Bradfield pedestrian bridge.
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