Jack Pesch Bridge, Brisbane
- Jack Pesch Bridge, Brisbane
Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Jack Pesch
official_name=Jack Pesch Bridge
locale=Brisbane, Australia
carries=Pedestrians, bicycles
crosses=Brisbane River
open=2 October 1998
below=
design=Cable-stayed bridge
mainspan=
length=
width=The Jack Pesch Bridge is the ninth crossing of the Brisbane River. The bridge is named in honour of Jack Pesch, 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. It is immediately adjacent to the Albert and Walter Taylor Bridges.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.
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