William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane

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The William Jolly Bridge is the sixth crossing of the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia. It is a concrete arch bridge and was opened to traffic on March 30, 1932 by Sir John Goodwin, the Governor of Queensland. The designing and supervising engineer was A.E. Harding Frew.

The William Jolly Bridge is shared by vehicular traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. It connects Grey Street in South Brisbane to Roma Street on the western edge of the central business district. The bridge was conceived as a bypass for motor traffic between the southern suburbs and western suburbs of Brisbane to avoid increasing congestion on the Victoria Bridge and on downtown streets such as George Street. The bridge has two lanes for motor traffic in each direction, and a footpath on each side of the bridge.

When opened, the bridge was known simply as the Grey Street Bridge. It was renamed to the William Jolly Bridge on July 5, 1955 in memory of William Jolly, the first Lord Mayor of Greater Brisbane.