Sundale Bridge

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Sundale Bridge
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Sundale Bridge with parallel footbridge and light rail bridge, Southport, 2017
Coordinates 27°58′37″S153°25′16″E / 27.97694°S 153.42111°E / -27.97694; 153.42111 Coordinates: 27°58′37″S153°25′16″E / 27.97694°S 153.42111°E / -27.97694; 153.42111
Carries Gold Coast Highway; G:link; pedestrians; cyclists
Crosses Nerang River
Locale Gold Coast, Queensland
Owner
Characteristics
Total length 375 metres (1,230 ft) [1]
Piers in water 11 (12 for footbridge)
History
Opened 1966; 2014
Replaces Jubilee Bridge
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Sundale Bridge
Location in Queensland

The Sundale Bridge is a bridge located in the Gold Coast region of South East, Queensland, Australia. Officially known as the Gold Coast Bridge, but locally referred to as the Sundale Bridge due to its proximity to the site of the former Sundale Shopping Centre, [2] the bridge spans the Nerang River linking the suburbs of Southport and Main Beach. Opened initially in 1966, the bridge replaced the Jubilee Bridge, and comprises four separate decks and pier structures built at various stages and for a variety of purposes.

Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 638,090, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, making it the largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city.

South East Queensland Region in Queensland, Australia

South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, political, and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains 3.5 million people out of the state's population of 4.8 million. The area covered by South East Queensland varies, depending on the definition of the region, though it tends to include Queensland's three largest cities: the capital city Brisbane; the Gold Coast; and the Sunshine Coast. Its most common use is for political purposes, and covers 22,420 square kilometres (8,660 sq mi) and incorporates 11 local government areas, extending 240 kilometres (150 mi) from Noosa in the north to the Gold Coast and New South Wales border in the south, and 140 kilometres (87 mi) west to Toowoomba.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

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The dual carriageway portion of the Sundale Bridge at night, 2015 Sundale Bridge over the Nerang River, Queensland.jpg
The dual carriageway portion of the Sundale Bridge at night, 2015

The dual carriageway comprising two mirrored sets of eleven concrete piers together with a concrete deck each that carries vehicular traffic was opened in 1966. The decks carried what was then known as the Pacific Highway and is now known as the Gold Coast Highway. In addition to vehicular traffic, a narrow pedestrian footpath formed part of the dual deck structure. In 2010 a separate set of eleven concrete piers were sited upriver adjacent to the most westerly of the existing two decks. A concrete deck completed the bridge structure and carries the Gold Coast Light Rail line [3] that was officially opened in February 2014. [4] A fourth structure was completed comprising twelve concrete piers that were sited downriver adjacent to the most easterly of the original two decks. A concrete deck completed the bridge structure and carries pedestrians and cyclists as a footbridge, opened in June 2014. [5] [6]

Dual carriageway road

A dual carriageway or divided highway is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation. Roads with two or more carriageways which are designed to higher standards with controlled access are generally classed as motorways, freeways, etc., rather than dual carriageways.

Pacific Highway (Australia) highway in New South Wales and Queensland

The Pacific Highway is a 790-kilometre-long (490 mi) national highway and major transport route along the central east coast of Australia, with the majority of it being part of Australia's national route 1.

Gold Coast Highway highway in Queensland

The Gold Coast Highway in Queensland, Australia links the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast. 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) in length, the highway runs from near the Pacific Motorway at Pacific Pines to the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads. It passes through the numerous popular tourist areas including Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, a commercial centre at Southport, residential areas, shopping centres and the Gold Coast (Coolangatta) Airport.

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References

  1. ↑ "Piling and Bridges: Fact Sheet" (PDF). GoldLinq. June 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Potts, Andrew (7 January 2010). "Name lives on as a bridge to the past Sunset on Sundale". The Gold Coast Bulletin.
  3. ↑ "Piling starts for Smith Street light rail bridge". Trams and light rail: Gold Coast update. Railpage. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Milestones galore". Southport Star. Ian McDougall. February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Saunders, Michael (10 June 2014). "Footbridge parallel to Sundale Bridge open to pedestrians and cyclists". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ↑ McCowan, Andrew (16 June 2015). "Assessment of Bridge Losses using a Range of 2D Modelling Tools" (PDF). 2D Modelling Workshop. Sydney: Water Technology. pp. 13–16. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

Alexander Rodney Douglas is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from April to September 2006, representing the electorate of Gaven. He was elected for the same seat as a Liberal National Party member in 2009, and re-elected in 2012.

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