Houghton Highway
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The Houghton Highway is a 2.74 km (1.70 mi) reinforced concrete viaduct,[1] the second bridge to be built across Hays Inlet at Bramble Bay connecting the cities of Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia (the first bridge was the Hornibrook Bridge). The bridge, along with the third bridge, the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge, were the longest bridges in the country until 27 March 2013, when the Macleay River Bridge opened in Kempsey, NSW.[2]
Houghton Highway | |
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Coordinates | 27.27871°S 153.067623°E / -27.27871; 153.067623 |
Carries | Motor vehicles, 3 lanes |
Crosses | Hays Inlet at Bramble Bay |
Locale | Redcliffe (Clontarf) north end, Brisbane (Brighton) south end, Queensland, Australia |
Official name | Houghton Highway |
Maintained by | Department of Main Roads |
Characteristics | |
Design | Reinforced concrete viaduct |
Total length | 2,740 m (8,990 ft) |
Width | 11.1 m (36 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 20 December 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-20) |
Location | |
Originally built to duplicate the crossing capacity, almost immediately after opening it was converted to a three lane roadway with 'peak flow' lane control as a result of the proposed upgrading of the Hornibrook Bridge being deemed uneconomic. The intended crossing capacity was finally provided with the opening of the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge in 2010.