The Jack Pesch Bridge is a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists which crosses the Brisbane River. The bridge is named in honour of Jack Pesch ( 1917 – 2002), a cycling champion during the 1930s. He subsequently ran a bicycle shop in

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, 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

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. It is immediately adjacent to the

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and Walter Taylor Bridges. It was opened on 2 October 1998 by the Queensland Minister for Transport, Steve Bredhauer, and the Lord Mayor of Brisbane,

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. The bridge is for the exclusive use of pedestrians and cyclists.

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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 {{Brisbane-stub