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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 86040 Incomplete William Jolly Bridge photographed during the 1931 Brisbane flood.jpg en Incomplete William Jolly Bridge photographed during the 1931 Brisbane flood The William Jolly Bridge which linked North Quay on the north bank of the Brisbane River to Grey Street on the south bank photographed during the 1931 flood which temporarily halted its construction 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 1931-02-07 handle 10462/deriv/62772 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License William Jolly Bridge construction 1931 Brisbane flood Black and white photographs of bridges Black and white photographs of Brisbane | ||||
