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The '''Centenary Bridge''' is a motorway crossing of the [[Brisbane River]]. As it forms part of Brisbane's [[Centenary Motorway]], it is used primarily by vehicular traffic, although it includes footpaths for pedestrian traffic. The bridge was used by 85,000 vehicles per day in 2023.<ref name="rim">{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Tony |date=21 April 2023 |title=RACQ identifies missing link in Brisbane’s road network |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/racq-identifies-missing-link-in-brisbane-s-road-network-20230421-p5d2b0.html |work=Brisbane Times |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
Built to service the new [[Centenary Suburbs]] of [[Jindalee, Queensland|Jindalee]], [[Mount Ommaney]] and [[Westlake, Queensland|Westlake]], the original two lane bridge opened in 1964.<ref name="couriermail">{{cite web |url=http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103211/http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU%3D |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |title=The Way We Were – Queensland, 150 Years of Celebration &#124; The Courier-Mail |accessdate=18 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="queenslandplaces">{{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/jindalee|title=Jindalee &#124; Queensland Places|publisher=queenslandplaces.com.au|accessdate=18 October 2015|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302185206/http://queenslandplaces.com.au/jindalee|url-status=live}}</ref> It was financed by the developers of the suburbs, [[LJ Hooker]].<ref>[https://cshsoc.org.au/history-pre-suburban-period/ History Suburban Period (1962 and later)]. Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2017.</ref>

The bridge was duplicated to two lanes each way as part of an upgrade of the [[Centenary Highway]] and [[Western Freeway, Brisbane|Western Freeway]] south of Mount Coot-tha Road. The works were officially opened by [[Russell Hinze]], Minister for Main Roads, on 27 March 1987.<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://cshsoc.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/cbridge-duplication-plaque-2010-cdh-rrpark-010.jpg|date=4 July 2010|title=Image: cbridge-duplication-plaque-2010-cdh-rrpark-010.jpg, (800 × 600 px)|publisher=cshsoc.files.wordpress.com|accessdate=18 October 2015|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022215605/http://cshsoc.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/cbridge-duplication-plaque-2010-cdh-rrpark-010.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[1974 Brisbane flood|1974 floods]], the bridge was badly damaged when a barge rammed into its upstream side.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2024 |title=The January 1974 Flood |url=https://cshsoc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flood-january-19742.pdf |website=Centenary Suburbs Historical Society |page=1}}</ref> The barge blocked the flow of floodwaters under the bridge and there were fears that it would collapse, harming the spectators on it. The [[Queensland Police Commissioner|Police Commissioner]] [[Ray Whitrod]] ordered that dynamite be used to sink the barge to protect the bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freudenberg |first=John |date=20 January 2014 |title=Brisbane '74: Long weekend from hell |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/special-features/brisbane-1974-floods-remembered/news-story/470fd90164bccf8a422c1cee2c105144 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=[[The Courier-Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Centenary Bridge, Jindalee, 1974 |url=https://www.qhatlas.com.au/photograph/centenary-bridge-jindalee-1974 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Queensland Historical Atlas |language=en |archive-date=21 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421012801/https://www.qhatlas.com.au/photograph/centenary-bridge-jindalee-1974 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Bridge duplication ==
A project to duplicate the Centenary Bridge to three lanes each way, at a cost of $298 million, commenced construction on 20 April 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/centenary-motorway-ellen-grove-toowong-centenary-bridge |title=Centenary Motorway (Ellen Grove – Toowong), Centenary Bridge, duplicate bridge (known as the Centenary Bridge Upgrade) |publisher=Queensland Government |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602012217/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/centenary-motorway-ellen-grove-toowong-centenary-bridge |url-status=live }}</ref> The work will involve two stages. The first stage will build a second adjacent bridge which will have four narrow lanes, expected to open in 2025. The second stage will be an upgrade of the current bridge. When completed in 2027, the two bridges will each carry three lanes of traffic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Malley |first=Brendan |date=20 April 2023 |title=Works starts on Centenary Bridge, Jindalee duplication |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southwest/works-starts-on-centenary-bridge-jindalee-duplication/news-story/fceffebf4961b7ac0d07880fe7b6dbf5 |access-date=24 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Palaszczuk |first=Annastacia |author-link=Annastacia Palaszczuk |last2=Bailey |first2=Mark |author-link2=Mark Bailey (politician) |date=2023-04-20 |title=Works underway on new Centenary Bridge |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/97593 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Media statements |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=22 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422060038/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/97593 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Centenary Bridge}}
* {{Structurae|id=20019865|title=Centenary Bridge}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103053/http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=35%2FK%2F105%2F3&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9MzUlMkZLJTJGMTA1JTJGMw%3D%3D Photo of the barge collision]

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