33-816: Victoria Bridge may be a reference to: Bridges [ edit ] Australia Victoria Bridge, Brisbane , a road bridge across the Brisbane River in Brisbane Victoria Bridge, Devonport a road ridge across the Mersey River in Devonport, Tasmania Victoria Bridge, Melbourne , a road bridge across the Yarra River, in Melbourne Victoria Bridge, Picton ,
66-648: A disused swing bridge across the Water of Leith in Edinburgh Victoria Viaduct , a disused railway bridge near Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. Victoria Bridge, Aberlour , a footbridge near Aberlour, Scotland Chelsea Bridge , a road bridge in London formerly called Victoria Bridge Grosvenor Bridge , a rail bridge across the River Thames in London, England, that is sometimes called
99-657: A railway bridge on the Jhelum River in Punjab, Pakistan Places [ edit ] Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone , a small village in Northern Ireland Victoria Bridge, Nova Scotia , Canada, a community on Cape Breton Island [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
132-856: A road bridge across the River Irwell in Greater Manchester Victoria Bridge, Mar Lodge Estate , an iron road bridge across the River Dee on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Victoria Bridge (Stockton-on-Tees) , a road bridge across the River Tees between Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby-on-Tees in Northern England Victoria Bridge, Worcestershire , railway bridge in Worcestershire, England Victoria Swing Bridge ,
165-817: A road bridge across the Waikato River in Cambridge Victoria Bridge, Hamilton , a road bridge across the Waikato River in Hamilton United Kingdom Royal Victoria Dock Bridge , a footbridge across the Royal Victoria Dock near the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London, England Victoria Bridge, Aberdeen , correctly known as Queen Victoria Bridge Victoria Bridge, Bath , a cable-stayed bridge over
198-558: A short period both bridges were open, each operating in one direction only. 14 Gomez Gane, Daria (c) 2007 (2019) Portrait of a bridge. Ephemeral silhouettes of Brisbane's Victoria Bridge p. 68. ISBN 978-0-6485936-0-7 Jhelum River The Jhelum River is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent . It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir , into Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir , then
231-577: A timber trestle bridge that crosses Stonequarry Creek in Picton, New South Wales Victoria Bridge, Townsville , a historic bridge across the Ross Creek in northern Queensland Victoria Bridge (Penrith) , also known as Nepean River Bridge, a road and pedestrian bridge (may also refer to the adjacent rail bridge) New Zealand Hamish Hay Bridge , Christchurch, formerly known as Victoria Street Bridge Victoria Bridge, Cambridge, New Zealand ,
264-596: 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 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
297-490: 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, 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
330-414: 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
363-877: The Poonch River , and flows into the Mangla Dam reservoir in the Mirpur District . The Jhelum enters Pakistani Punjab in the Jhelum District . From there, it flows through the plains of Pakistan's Punjab, forming the boundary between the Jech and Sindh Sagar Doabs . It ends in a confluence with the Chenab River at Trimmu in the Jhang District . The Chenab merges with the Sutlej to form
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#1732765382169396-926: The Victoria Rail Bridge Rest of world Victoria Bridge, Malaysia , a rail bridge across the Perak River in Perak, Malaysia Victoria Bridge (Montreal) , a road and rail bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal in Canada Traffic Bridge (Saskatoon) , popularly known as Victoria Bridge , a road bridge across the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Canada Victoria Bridge, Haranpur , popularly known as Haranpur Bridge
429-471: 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 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
462-535: 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 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
495-523: The Hydaspes River , where he defeated an Indian king, Porus . According to Arrian ( Anabasis , 29), he built a city "on the spot whence he started to cross the river Hydaspes", which he named Bukephala (or Bucephala ) to honour his famous horse Bucephalus , buried in present-day Jalalpur Sharif . It is thought that ancient Bukephala was near the site of modern Jhelum . According to Gujrat district historian Mansoor Behzad Butt, Bukephalus
528-586: The Pakistani province of Punjab . It is the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region , and flows through the Kashmir Valley . It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about 725 kilometres (450 mi). A Pakistani author Anjum Sultan Shahbaz recorded some stories of the name Jhelum in his book Tareekh-e-Jhelum as: Many writers have different opinions about
561-866: The River Avon in Bath, England Victoria Bridge, Cambridge, England , a road bridge across the River Cam in Cambridge, England Victoria Bridge, Datchet , a road bridge across the River Thames at Datchet in Berkshire, England Victoria Bridge, Glasgow , a road bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland Victoria Bridge, Hereford , a foot bridge in Hereford. Victoria Bridge, Manchester ,
594-752: 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 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
627-483: 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 the First World War . The abutment
660-469: 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 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
693-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Bridge&oldid=1166065620 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Victoria Bridge, Brisbane The Victoria Bridge
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#1732765382169726-421: 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 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
759-400: The name of Jhelum. One suggestion is that in ancient days Jhelumabad was known as Jalham. The word Jhelum is reportedly derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow). The name thus refers to the waters of a river (flowing beside the city) which have their origins in the snow-capped Himalayas . The Sanskrit name for the river is Vitástā , derived from an apocryphal legend regarding
792-793: The origin of the river in the Nilamata Purana . The name survives in the Kashmiri name for this river, Vyath and in Punjabi (and more commonly in Saraiki ) as Vehat . The river Jhelum was originally recognized by the name Vitasta. The river was called Hydaspes ( Greek : Ὑδάσπης ) by the ancient Greeks . Alexander III of Macedon and his army crossed the Jhelum in BCE 326 at the Battle of
825-501: The river water over Pakistan as per the Indus Waters Treaty . According to Hindu puranas , the goddess Parvati was requested by the sage Kashyapa to come to Kashmir to purify the land from the evil practices and impurities of the pishachas living there. Parvati assumed the form of a river in the netherworld . Her consort Shiva struck with his spear near the abode of Nila, ( Verinag spring ). With this stroke of
858-466: The son of the sea-god Thaumas and the cloud-goddess Elektra , the brother of Iris , goddess of the rainbow , and half-brother to the harpies , the snatching winds. Since the river is in a foreign country, it is not clear whether they named the river after the god, or whether the god Hydaspes was named after the river. The river Jhelum rises from Verinag spring at the foot of the Pir Panjal in
891-467: The southeastern Kashmir Valley administered by India. It is joined by its tributaries It flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake before entering Pakistan-administered Kashmir through a deep narrow gorge. The Kishanganga River/Neelum River , the largest tributary of the Jhelum, joins it at Domel , Muzaffarabad , as does the next largest, the Kunhar River of Kaghan Valley . It is then joined by
924-518: The spear, Parvati emerged from the netherworld. He excavated a ditch measuring one vitasti using the spear, through which the river, originating from the netherworld, came out, and so he gave her the name Vitástā . The ancient Greeks also regarded the river as a god , as they did most mountains and streams. The poet Nonnus in the Dionysiaca calls the Hydaspes a titan -descended god,
957-490: 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, 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
990-525: 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 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
1023-509: Was buried in Jalalpur Sharif, but the people of Mandi Bahauddin , a district close to Jehlum, believed that their tehsil Phalia was named after Alexander's dead horse, saying that the name Phalia was a distortion of Bucephala . The waters of the Jhelum are allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty . India is working on a hydropower project on a tributary of Jhelum river to establish first-use rights on
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1056-426: 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 the bridge buckling from the weight of increased traffic was noticed. Tram numbers on
1089-601: 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 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
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