At Shorncliffe, Queensland
The Shorncliffe Pier is Brisbane's largest timber pier and was constructed in the 1880s. It is one of the longest recreational piers in Australia, reaching approximately 350 metres out into Bramble Bay. It also forms part of the Sandgate/Shorncliffe foreshore and is a feature of Moora Park. The Pier is well known and used throughout the local community and is popular with residents and visitors to Brisbane. It is an iconic part of the Bramble Bay foreshore and holds great historic significance in the Brisbane City Council region. In March 2012, Council closed the Pier to public access, due to safety concerns associated with the condition of the structure. A number of the Pier’s piles, headstocks and girders were inspected and found to be in such poor condition that the risk of structural failure was too high to allow the pier to remain open for public use. Following the consideration of a number of interim repair options, the Lord Mayor announced at the end of May 2012 that the Pier would be renewed, with up to $20 million to be invested in the renewal. In November 2012, the Lord Mayor announced that $760,000 in funding would be fast-tracked to ensure the detailed design was completed by mid-2013 instead of June 2014. The pier removal works commenced mid November 2014 with construction of the new pier to start in early Lord Mayor has announced the expected completion of the works by early 2016. Sourced from:
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Location: Park Parade, Shorncliffe Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © John Quixley - Australia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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