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Brisbane River
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The Brisbane River is situated in south east Queensland and flows through the state capital Brisbane.
The river was named after the Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane[?] by the explorer John Oxley[?] in 1823.
Travelling from the mouth of the river upstream, the Brisbane River is crossed by 12 major bridges:
- Gateway (veh)
- Story (veh,ped)
- Captain Cook (veh)
- Goodwill (ped)
- Victoria (veh,ped)
- William Jolly (veh,ped)
- Merivale (rail)
- Jack Pesch (ped)
- Albert (rail)
- Unnamed railway bridge
- Walter Taylor (veh,ped)
- Centenary (veh,ped)
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