Kangaroo Point Bridge

<p>The Kangaroo Point Bridge is a transformative addition to Brisbane’s urban landscape, redefining the way people move between the city centre and eastern suburbs. Focused on the future of transportation, it is part of a Brisbane City Council program to promote pedestrian, cycle, and e-mobility transport across the city.</p><p>The bridge was opened in December 2024, delivered by a consortium led by BESIX Watpac.</p><p>Crossing the Brisbane River, the 460m-long bridge provides a striking, elegant form, connecting two active areas of the city: the densely residential suburb of Kangaroo Point and the centre of the Central Business District (CBD) via the Botanic Gardens. With a 1.2m-deep composite steel box superstructure and 95m-tall steel box tower, the 183m-long asymmetric cable-stayed main span, paired with the narrow width required for a pedestrian and cycle bridge, is one of the longest of its kind internationally.</p><p>The objective of this paper is to discuss social, design and construction challenges and highlights encountered in undertaking this ambitious pedestrian and cycling crossing that’s quickly become Brisbane latest icon.</p>