Walter Taylor Bridge

Located in Brisbane, Queensland, the Walter Taylor Bridge is a beloved heritage-listed suspension bridge that connects Indooroopilly to Chelmer.

It is the only habitable bridge in the Southern Hemisphere and was known as the Indooroopilly Toll Bridge until the 1960s.

The Walter Taylor Bridge is unique in design, sharing a similar pattern with the Herciliou Luz Bridge in Florianópolis, Brazil. The truss hangs above the roadway and connects with the cables at non-uniform heights, forming the top chord of the truss. The bridge's towers were residential accommodation for the tollmaster's family until the mid-2010s. The Chelmer side of the bridge is bordered by a council park. The bridge is one of four bridges in close proximity.

Walter Taylor, a resident of Graceville, had the idea to build a bridge across the Brisbane River. Construction began in 1930, and when it opened in 1936, it had the longest span of any suspension bridge in Australia. The support cables were excess cables from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The bridge was officially opened by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, and operated as a toll bridge until the 1960s. The toll collection booth was located at the Northern end. The revenue from the bridge was consolidated under the Indooroopilly Toll Bridge Limited, where Taylor served as a Director and Company Secretary. The bridge turned a profit in its first full year, and it was renamed after Taylor in 1956.

The Walter Taylor Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.