Jack Pesch Bridge

Jack Pesch Bridge
Coordinates	27.505826°S 152.974191°E / -27.505826; 152.974191
Carries	Pedestrians, bicycles
Crosses	Brisbane River
Locale	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Official name	Jack Pesch Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
History
Opened	2 October 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-02)
Location

The Jack Pesch Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge that crosses the Brisbane River. It is named in honour of Jack Pesch (c. 1917 – 2002), a cycling champion during the 1930s. He subsequently ran a bicycle shop in Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, until the mid-1990s, selling and servicing his own 'Rocket' cycles and cycle parts.

The bridge crosses the Indooroopilly Reach of the River, linking Chelmer and Indooroopilly.[1] It is immediately adjacent to the Albert and Walter Taylor Bridges.[2] It was opened on 2 October 1998 by the Queensland Minister for Transport, Steve Bredhauer, and the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Jim Soorley.

The bridge is for the exclusive use of pedestrians and cyclists.[3][4]

External links

• Jack Pesch Bridge at Structurae

References

1. "Indooroopilly Riverwalk - Indooroopilly". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. Stone, Lucy (13 November 2018). "Two stages of Indooroopilly Riverwalk to be constructed at once". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
3. Stone, Lucy (22 October 2020). "Potential second Walter Taylor Bridge planning in 'very early stages'". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
4. Lucy Stone (28 July 2021). "Duplication of Brisbane's Walter Taylor Bridge a waste of money, Greens say". ABC Radio Brisbane. ABC News. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.