The Jack Pesch Bridge is a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists which crosses the
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Go ...
. The bridge is named in honour of Jack Pesch ( 1917 – 2002), a cycling champion during the 1930s. He subsequently ran a bicycle shop in
Petrie Terrace
Petrie Terrace is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Petrie Terrace had a population of 1,124 people.
Geography
The suburb is by road west of the Brisbane General Post Office. The precinct is bordered to ...
, Brisbane, until the mid-1990s, selling and servicing his own 'Rocket' cycles and cycle parts.
The bridge crosses the
Indooroopilly Reach of the River, linking
Chelmer and
Indooroopilly
Indooroopilly is a riverside suburb 7km west of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. In the , Indooroopilly had a population of 12,242 people.
Geography
Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by the median of the Brisbane Riv ...
. It is immediately adjacent to the
Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Alber ...
and
Walter Taylor Bridges.
It was opened on 2 October 1998 by the Queensland Minister for Transport,
Steve Bredhauer
Stephen Dominic Bredhauer (born 15 February 1958) is a former Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was a teacher before entering politics. He joined the Labor Party in 1980. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensl ...
, and the Lord Mayor of Brisbane,
Jim Soorley
James Gerard Soorley (born 8 April 1951) is a former Australian politician. He served as Labor Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1991 to 2003. Soorley is a former Roman Catholic Priest. Soorley has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in psychology, from ...
.
The bridge is for the exclusive use of pedestrians and cyclists.
External links
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References
Bridges in Brisbane
Bridges completed in 1998
Cable-stayed bridges in Australia
Bridges over the Brisbane River
Pedestrian bridges in Australia
Steel bridges in Australia
History of Brisbane
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Chelmer, Queensland
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