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Gentleman inspecting the Walter Taylor Bridge at Indooroopilly, ca. 1938

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    The Walter Taylor Bridge is a heritage-listed suspension bridge crossing the Brisbane River between Indooroopilly and Chelmer in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The bridge is a similar design to the Hercilio Luz Bridge in Florianópolis, Brazil, with the truss carrying the bridge being above the roadway and meeting the cables at non-uniform heights. This means that the suspension cables actually form the top chord of the truss, and this configuration is known as the Steinman (after its inventor) or Florianópolis type.[3] The bridge is unique among Brisbane bridges in that the two towers of the bridge house residential accommodation, which were occupied until mid-2010 when the last members of the original tollmaster's family moved out. The Chelmer side of the bridge is bounded by a council park. A pontoon adjacent to this park was washed away in the 2011 flood, and to date has not been replaced. The Walter Taylor Bridge is one of four bridges in close proximity to each other. The others are the Albert Bridge, Indooroopilly Railway Bridge, and the Jack Pesch Bridge. The bridge was conceived, designed, built, and funded by local visionary Walter Taylor, a contractor who lived in Graceville (adjacent to the suburb in Chelmer). Although there was a rail bridge to Indooroopilly and beyond to the northern suburbs of Brisbane, local residents were frustrated because there was no means by which cars could cross the river. Pedestrians had been able to cross the river on the 2 previous Albert Bridges from 1875 to 1893, and from 1895 until the opening of the Walter Taylor Bridge[4] Construction work began in 1930.[5] The bridge was opened on 14 February 1936 by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, with the final cost (anchorage to anchorage) coming to £85,000.[1] The bridge was operated as a toll bridge until the 1960s, with a toll collection booth located at the Northern (Indooroopilly) end (see the video link below). During that time, the bridge was known as the "Indooroopilly Toll Bridge".[3] It was operated by Indooroopilly Toll Bridge Limited, of which Taylor was a Director and Company Secretary, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, and with offices in the Central Buildings, Graceville.[7] In its first full year, it made a profit of £2581.[8] After Walter Taylor's death in 1955, the bridge was renamed the Walter Taylor Bridge in his honor 1956.[4] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Taylor_Bridge

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from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 7 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Electric lights - when ?
    Fresh flowers - someone made an effort. .
  • mikeyashworth said:
    I wonder if that's the St. Patrick's Hospital at Belmont Park, Waterford? A psychiatric hospital and institution run by the Brothers of Charity.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    mikeyashworth Could be one of the Brothers in the shadows by the door...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Hopefully they always made the effort, not just for a photographer...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Previously, Tuesday, 29 March 1927 -

In vacant or in pensive mood

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons