Victoria Bridge Abutment, Heritage bridge remnant in South Brisbane, Australia
Victoria Bridge Abutment is a heritage-listed remnant at 74 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, designed by Alfred Barton Brady and built in 1896 by Arthur Midson. It consists of a large masonry podium supporting a section of road and a sawn stone rusticated arch with composite neoclassical ornament. A marble memorial tablet to Hector Vasyli is fixed to the southern side of the arch.
The abutment is the surviving remnant of the fourth Victoria Bridge, the second permanent crossing at this point. Designed by Queensland Government Architect A. B. Brady, it was built in 1896 with ironwork by Messrs Cormick and stonework by Arthur Midson. The downstream half opened on 30 September 1896, and the full bridge, carrying trams, opened on 22 June 1897, Diamond Jubilee Day.
The marble tablet on the arch's southern side commemorates Hector Vasyli, an eleven-year-old Greek Australian killed on the site in 1918 while welcoming returning soldiers. The Greek Community asked for the abutment to be kept so the plaque would stay in an appropriate place.
The site at South Bank includes a viewing platform connected to the current bridge, allowing visitors to see the historical structure from different angles. Information panels tell the story of Brisbane's growth over time.
Visible tram tracks from 1897 to 1969 are embedded in the stone, marking how Brisbane's transport changed over time. These marks tell the story of the city's transformation from a small settlement into an urban center.
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