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Take in the sweeping views as you exercise, commute or dine on the Kangaroo Point Bridge.

View of the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge from City Botanic Gardens.

About the Kangaroo Point Bridge

Spanning 460 metres across the Brisbane River, the Kangaroo Point Bridge connects Kangaroo Point to the CBD.

The bridge provides dedicated pedestrian and cycle paths, making it easier to walk or ride to your destination.

Opened in December 2024, it also features: 

  • unique dining venues, including:

a restaurant and bar

a riverside café

  • shaded viewing platforms 

  • shade cover on the pedestrian side 

  • lift access from the bridge deck at Kangaroo Point to C.T. White Park

  • access to surrounding greenspaces, gardens and parks.

Bridges for Brisbane

We’re building more new bridges like Kangaroo Point Bridge so you can walk or ride around the city easily and safely, and connect with public transport options.

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View towards Breakfast Creek / Yowoggera Bridge.

Improving connections across the city   

The Kangaroo Point Bridge makes it easier to get to the city centre, Kangaroo Point and the surrounding suburbs.

Walk and ride on the bridge’s dedicated cycle and pedestrian paths for fun, fitness, sightseeing and commuting. You can then continue your journey using the active travel routes and transport networks on either side of the bridge.  

Features of the Kangaroo Point Bridge

Unique dining options

Choose from a restaurant and bar on the bridge and a riverside café at the city landing.

Shady seated areas

Sit down to rest, relax and take in the panoramic city and river views.

Viewing platforms

Admire the city skyline, Kangaroo Point Cliffs, City Botanic Gardens and Story Bridge.

Green features

Feel the benefits of cooling vegetation, solar panels and shade cover along the length of the bridge.

Dedicated paths

Walk and ride on dedicated paths featuring a minimum width of 6.8 metres and a maximum grade of 1:20.

High-quality landings

Access the bridge from Scott Street in Kangaroo Point, or the corner of Alice Street and Edward Street in the CBD. Lift access is available from CT White Park.

Kangaroo Point connection

The bridge landing locations feature new walking and riding connections on both sides of the river.

Pedestrians, cyclists and e-mobility riders can enjoy direct and dedicated access from the Scott Street landing in Kangaroo Point to Main Street and Deakin Street.

This enables ongoing travel to and from the eastern side of Kangaroo Point.

The connection includes: 

  • a separated pedestrian and bike path between Main Street and Deakin Street

  • a raised priority crossing from the Scott Street bridge landing across Main Street

  • an underpass beneath the Story Bridge

  • an upgraded pedestrian path and two-way off-road bike path on Deakin Street 

  • access to CT White Park and surrounding riverwalk via lift and stairs.

CBD connection

A signalised crossing at the corner of Edward and Alice streets in Brisbane’s CBD provides a continuous, safe and accessible link between the bridge and city centre.

The crossing includes:

  • new paved footpaths on either side of the street corner

  • a connection with the CityLink Cycleway 

  • reinstated driveways for the City Botanic Gardens and Stamford Plaza.

Unique riverside dining venues

In addition to the new river crossing, the Kangaroo Point Bridge features 2 unique dining venues:

  • a restaurant and bar on the bridge

  • a riverside café at the city landing.

These dining venues help to create an iconic destination and riverside space for residents and visitors and are operated by the Tassis Group.

Stilts restaurant and bar pays homage to its unique location, perched like a Queenslander home, high up on silts. It provides a mix of both casual and formal seating, including a private dining room.

Elevated above the bridge deck on the approach to the city landing, it provides panoramic views of the CBD, Brisbane River, Story Bridge, Kangaroo Point Cliffs and City Botanic Gardens.

The riverside café, named Mulga Bill’s, draws inspiration from Banjo Patterson’s poem. It is located at the city landing and entrance to the City Botanic Gardens, capitalising on a new urban plaza being created where Edward and Alice streets meet the Brisbane River. 

Engaging with the community

We worked with residents, businesses and stakeholders to finalise the bridge’s design.

More than 1,800 people gave their feedback, from the initial community consultation phase to the release of the draft design.

There was support for:

  • food and drink options on the bridge

  • shade cover along the length of the bridge

  • separated pathways for pedestrians and cyclists

  • the designs of the landing locations at Kangaroo Point and the city 

  • the proposed bridge form, including the single-mast cable-stay design.

This feedback helped bring the vision for the Kangaroo Point Bridge to life.

Download the reference design summary and report to learn more.

Procurement and construction

The bridge was designed and built by Connect Brisbane, led by BESIX Watpac, whose head office is in Brisbane.

The consortium of design, engineering and construction specialists included Rizzani de Eccher, WSP, Dissing + Weitling, Blight Rayner, ASPECT Studios, Right Angle Studios and Rowland. 

The Kangaroo Point Bridge was partially funded by the Australian Government as part of the SEQ City Deal.