Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Bribie Island’s position midway between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast makes it an easy stop for tourists, who can be sunning on the beach less than an hour-and-a-half after leaving the Brisbane Airport.
Bribie Island remains the only Moreton Bay Island to be connected to the mainland by road. The building of the 831m bridge to Bribie Island half a century ago took two years of work and was considered an engineering marvel at the time, being the longest pre-stressed, pre-cast concrete bridge in Australia.
Construction of the Bribie Island bridge was not without controversy. Locals feared outsiders would trample the island’s natural beauty. Today, it is fairly well accepted that Bribie Island’s attractions make it a tourist drawcard. Each New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands arrive to watch the bridge illuminated by fireworks busting over the Pumicestone Passage. The fireworks display is considered one of the