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Name Goodwill Bridge - named after the Goodwill Games of 2001
Who  
Owner  
Design Arup
Architect Cox Rayner
Contractor John Holland Pty Ltd
Prestressing Austress Freyssinet Pty Ltd
Where Brisbane, Australia
Latitude S 27 28' 50"
Longitude E 153 01' 37"
When 2001
Why Pedestrian bridge crossing the Brisbane River and linking South Bank Parklands with Queensland University of Technology.
Overall type Arch + Cable-stayed bridge
Width 6.5 m.
Length 450 m.
Main span Arch 102 m.
Materials Steel
Foundations 45 reinforced concrete piles of 500 - 1500 mm. diameter
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Pictures by David Blockley, UK - September 2008