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Albert Railway Bridge, Indooroopilly, Qld

Completed in 1895, the second Albert Railway Bridge is a steel truss bridge, and is the ninth crossing of the Brisbane River. It was built next to the Indooroopilly Bridge (1998) and the Walter Taylor Bridge (1936) and replaced the original Albert Railway Bridge. The first train line from Ipswich to Sherwood ran on 5th October 1874 and was extended to Oxley Point with the building of the first cross-river railway bridge at the narrow section of the Brisbane River between Chelmer and Indooroopilly. It was washed away in the 1893 flood, and replaced by the current bridge.


Albert Railway Bridge, 1896. Photo: Queensland Rail

All the bridges in existence at that time across the River were destroyed by the flood. The new bridge was named for Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort. When it was opened on 5th July, 1893, Brisbane was connected by rail to Dalby on the western Darling Downs. A second unnamed railway bridge is situated immediately adjacent to the Albert Bridge. This second crossing was constructed more recently than the Albert Bridge to accommodate additional rail traffic. 208 metres long with two spans each 103.7 metres. Architect: Henry Charles Stanley; Builder: John McCormick & Son


Photo: Queensland Government