Sundale Bridge

Sundale Bridge
280px Sundale Bridge, Southport, 2015
Coordinates
Carries	Gold Coast Highway; G:link; pedestrians; cyclists
Crosses	Nerang River
Locale	Gold Coast, Queensland
Owner	Gold Coast City Council GoldLinQ (G:link only)
Characteristics
Piers in water	11 (12 for footbridge)
History
Opened	1966; 2014
Replaces	Jubilee Bridge
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 Sundale Shopping Centre, 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.

Features

File: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 that was officially opened in February 2014. 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.

See also

• Nerang River Crossings
• List of bridges