Editing Centenary Bridge (section)

== History ==
Built to service the new [[Centenary Suburbs]] of [[Jindalee, Queensland|Jindalee]], [[Mount Ommaney]] and [[Westlake, Queensland|Westlake]], the original two lane bridge opened in 1964.<ref name="couriermail">{{cite web |url=http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103211/http://waywewere.couriermail.com.au/image-detail.php?search_field=%20new%20suburb%20of%20Jindalee&offset=0&return=L3NlYXJjaC1yZXN1bHRzLnBocD9zZWFyY2hfZmllbGQ9K25ldytzdWJ1cmIrb2YrSmluZGFsZWU%3D |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |title=The Way We Were – Queensland, 150 Years of Celebration &#124; The Courier-Mail |accessdate=18 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="queenslandplaces">{{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/jindalee|title=Jindalee &#124; Queensland Places|publisher=queenslandplaces.com.au|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref> It was financed by the developers of the suburbs, [[LJ Hooker]].<ref>[https://cshsoc.org.au/history-pre-suburban-period/ History Suburban Period (1962 and later)]. Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2017.</ref>

A second bridge was officially opened by [[Russell Hinze]], Minister for Main Roads, on 27 March 1987.

During the [[1974 Brisbane flood|1974 floods]], the bridge was badly damaged when a barge rammed into its upstream side.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2024 |title=The January 1974 Flood |url=https://cshsoc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flood-january-19742.pdf |website=Centenary Suburbs Historical Society |page=1}}</ref> The barge blocked the flow of floodwaters under the bridge and there were fears that it would collapse, harming the spectators on it. The [[Queensland Police Commissioner|Police Commissioner]] [[Ray Whitrod]] ordered that dynamite be used to sink the barge to protect the bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freudenberg |first=John |date=20 January 2014 |title=Brisbane '74: Long weekend from hell |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/special-features/brisbane-1974-floods-remembered/news-story/470fd90164bccf8a422c1cee2c105144 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=[[The Courier-Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Centenary Bridge, Jindalee, 1974 |url=https://www.qhatlas.com.au/photograph/centenary-bridge-jindalee-1974 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Queensland Historical Atlas |language=en}}</ref> When the floodwater receded, the barge was refloated and beached downstream near [[Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland|Fig Tree Pocket]] to be cut up for scrap. The damage sustained by the bridge required its partial closure for repairs. For two years after the floods, the bridge was reduced to a single lane, with one way traffic controlled by traffic lights at each end of the bridge.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}<!-- While there are a number of webpages that might appear to be provide a ciation for the inforation, most appear to have copied their content from Wikipedia (whether acknowledged or not) and therefore cannot be used as citations here on Wikipedia -->