25-935: (Redirected from M3 Motorway ) M3 motorway may refer to: M3 motorway or Riverside Expressway , part of the Pacific Motorway in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia M3 motorway (Great Britain) , a motorway in England M3 motorway (Hungary) , a motorway in Hungary M3 motorway in the Republic of Ireland, part of the N3 national primary road M3 motorway (Northern Ireland) , an urban motorway in Belfast, Northern Ireland M3 motorway (Pakistan) See also [ edit ] M-3 (Michigan highway) ,
50-602: A report, the Brisbane Transportation Study , which included plans for traffic management for many years. In 2016, the road was the most congested in the state with average traffic speeds in afternoon peak times slowing to 19 km per hour. Construction on the Riverside Expressway began in late 1968, when the pylons for the bridge were laid on the north bank of the Brisbane River . It was built over
75-700: A state highway in the Detroit metropolitan area M3 (Cape Town) , an expressway in Cape Town, South Africa M3 highway (Russia) , another name for the Ukraine Highway in Russia Eastern Freeway (Melbourne) or EastLink (Melbourne) in Victoria, Australia, both of which are numbered as M3 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with
100-601: A weight test. The main section of the Expressway was reopened, except for the Alice St and Ann St ramps. A few days later the ramps were completely reopened to all but heavy vehicles. At the northern end the road start where North Quay ends at the intersection with Herschel Street. Nearby the road is crossed by the Kurilpa Bridge . Entrance and exits are provided for both Turbot Street and Ann Street . The Riverside Expressway
125-544: Is part of the Pacific Motorway that runs through Brisbane , Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of the Brisbane CBD and is made up of various bridges and overpasses . The North Bank development was formerly proposed to alleviate the visual disruption of the expressway and recapture Brisbane for pedestrians. The Expressway runs the entire western length of the Brisbane CBD from Coronation Drive to
150-523: Is then crossed by the Victoria Bridge . Further south there are entrances and exits for Elizabeth Street , Margaret Street and Alice Street . [REDACTED] Media related to Riverside Expressway at Wikimedia Commons Victoria Bridge, Brisbane The Victoria Bridge is a bus and pedestrian bridge over the Brisbane River . The current bridge, opened in 1969, is the third permanent crossing erected at this location. Since 24 January 2021,
175-584: The Captain Cook Bridge at Gardens Point , an estimated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) before becoming the Pacific Motorway which ends at the Gold Coast . The roadway has been described as a concrete barrier on the river's edge and an eyesore , however others have praised the dramatic and visually arresting views of the Brisbane River , city skyline and surrounds experienced by drivers and passengers on
200-507: The First World War . The abutment is heritage-listed. Planning commenced on a new bridge in 1953, however in 1957 an inspection revealed that there had been no deterioration since 1949, and with careful maintenance, its life would be indefinite. A new bridge, which was opened on 14 April 1969, was needed to meet growing traffic demands. It cost A$ 3.2 million and featured a modern design which has been described as sleek and elegant. For
225-611: The 1970s. On 17 October 2006, parts of the expressway were closed due to safety concerns regarding hairline cracks in the Alice Street and Ann St ramps. The initial conclusion reached by engineers is that the hairline fracture, measuring over 2 metres long and 0.4 mm wide, was caused by the stress on the structure due to "The weight of both ramps is [now] balanced on one bearing and they are failing to shift their weight to their other bearings as designed." This road closure caused widespread delays for motorists travelling through
250-470: The bridge buckling from the weight of increased traffic was noticed. Tram numbers on the bridge had to be restricted and cars limited to the outer lanes as a result. A portion of the southern abutment of the previous bridge remains adjacent to the current bridge, including a pedestrian arch, a short remnant of tram track and a memorial to Hector Vasyli , a young boy who was killed in a traffic accident at that point when waving to servicemen returning from
275-609: The bridge has been closed to general traffic, and now carries buses, pedestrians and cyclists only. The Victoria Bridge, the Brisbane River's first road crossing has had a long and interesting history. Since 1865 there have been several versions of the bridge built to connect South Brisbane (near the South Bank Parklands and Queensland Cultural Centre ) to the Brisbane central business district (CBD) at North Quay . Half of
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#1732869706796300-400: The bridge's construction because it didn't want to incur debt. The timber bridge quickly succumbed to marine wood worm Teredo Navalis and began to progressively collapse. The council wasn't able to fully repair the structure and its remnants took two years to fall away into the river, along with some components of the partly built iron bridge. After the bridge collapsed on 16 November 1867,
325-442: The bridge. It carried a 6 in (0.15 m) and a 9 in (0.23 m) diameter pipe which supplied mains water to South Brisbane . This bridge was partially washed away in the 1893 Brisbane flood . In the meantime, ferries were used to transport people and goods across the busy river. This, however, led to the capsize of the ferry ‘’Pearl’’ disaster in 1896 with the loss of more than 40 lives. A temporary wooden structure
350-764: The council to pay for the costs, to be financed by unsold crown land in South Brisbane which was transferred to the Corporation of Brisbane under the terms of the Brisbane Bridge Act of 1861. £70,000 worth of borrowings was acquired from the Bank of Queensland secured by mortgage of the bridge lands. Work began on the foundations for the first bridge across the Brisbane River, then known as the Brisbane Bridge, on 22 August 1864. The contractor, John Bourne, offered to convert
375-419: The elevated expressway. Traffic congestion in the central city area became problematic in the late 1950s and 1960s. The Story Bridge , William Jolly Bridge and Victoria Bridge were clogged with traffic wanting to cross from one side of town to the other. A traffic engineering company called Wilbur Smith and Associates was asked to study Brisbane's traffic problems by the state government. They delivered
400-593: The former Short Street which provided access to a wharf. The bridge was completed in 1975 as was the Southeast Freeway to Holland Park . The Brisbane River was used as a source for gravel to make much of the concrete used in construction. The freeway was opened on 22 July 1976 by Governor Sir Colin Hannah . The development of the Expressway necessitated an increase in Turbot Street's capacity as an arterial road, so
425-502: The inner city. Public transport facilities were heavily utilised to travel to work at peak periods. Business activity in the Brisbane central business district was affected by a dramatic reduction in customers as shoppers avoided the area. On 20 October 2006, Department of Main Roads workers successfully drove a 22 tonne truck up and down the Ann Street ramp deeming the ramp to have passed
450-536: The original Bridge Act was that the bridge "would not obstruct the navigation of the river Brisbane by sea-going vessels". Over time, the swing was little used and subsequently water and gas pipes were laid across it. After the Council lost a court action in 1885 brought by a ship owner when it refused to operate the swing, the Government swiftly passed legislation fixing the bridge. The next year, tram-lines were laid along
475-526: The public had to resort back to using ferries to cross the river. Following resolution of the issue of the debt owed to the liquidators of the Bank Of Queensland in 1871, an English company, Peto, Brassey and Co, agreed to complete the bridge. The new crossing was opened on 15 June 1874 by the Governor of Queensland , George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby who gave it the name "Victoria Bridge", and
500-598: The road space on the bridge is now given over to the South East Busway . In the 2006 Brisbane City Centre Draft Masterplan, a new crossing immediately adjacent to the Victoria Bridge, tentatively named the Adelaide Street Bridge was recommended for a feasibility study. Construction of a bridge across the Brisbane River was first agreed to in 1861. The newly formed Legislative Assembly of Queensland forced
525-482: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M3_motorway&oldid=1116227509 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Riverside Expressway The Riverside Expressway
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#1732869706796550-517: The scaffolding he was constructing into a temporary bridge. In return for this and an annual payment to the council, he was allowed to charge a toll. This timber structure opened in June 1865. The Bank of Queensland suspended payments in July 1866 and the shareholders decided to wind the bank up, bringing about a halt to funding for the project. The Queensland Government was reluctant to take on responsibility for
575-544: The street was widened. In 2018, a three car accident at Greenslopes caused around a 10 km traffic delay including the whole of the Riverside Expressway. In February 2021, Extinction Rebellion staged a protest on the roadway at the Turbot Street offramp. During September and October 2006, roadworks occurred on the Expressway, and surrounding structures, including the Captain Cook Bridge. Maintenance on these structures had not been done since its construction in
600-470: Was an iron structure and a toll bridge . The bridge was paid for by significant council borrowings that were to be recouped by tolls. However a lack of revenue and widespread community objections to the tolls forced its transfer to the Colonial Government. The tolls were abolished at this time. The bridge included a turning span to allow tall-masted river traffic to pass upstream. A condition of
625-534: Was built covering the collapsed section of the old bridge while the new bridge was being built. Another replacement bridge was built and entered service in 1897, lasting until 1969, when it was demolished. This second bridge was designed by Alfred Barton Brady . It was constructed of steel and wrought iron (superstructure), cast iron (structure) and stone (abutments and wing walls - purple hard stone/porphyry, brown freestone and Portland cement) and had two carriage ways and two footpaths. As early as 1943 evidence of
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