It can be said that the Story Bridge is a business card of Brisbane. It connects the Fortitude Valley and the Kangaroo Point urban area, separated by the Brisbane River.

Actually, the Story Bridge was supposed to be part of a group of bridges connecting certain areas of the city. In the 1920s, Brisbane authorities asked the University of Queensland to develop a special project that would make the movement of people across the river convenient and, also, relieve the Victoria Bridge, which was built in 1865 and could no longer cope with the flow of people and vehicles.

Representatives of the University created an innovative project consisting of several large bridges. But insufficient funding led to the fact that only one bridge, the Story Bridge, could be built.

Construction began in May 1935. To keep up with the plan and open the new bridge as soon as possible, work was sometimes carried out 24 hours a day. A huge cantilever bridge was being created at a rapid pace.
The factory was built in the city of Rockley specifically for the production of parts of this bridge. It produced only spanned part of the future of the bridge and secure the rivet. The bridge was officially opened in October 1940. The bridge was named after John Douglas Story, a prominent politician of the early 20th century who actively advocated the need for a new bridge in Brisbane.

Externally, the bridge is incredibly beautiful, but not unique. Its design has some elements that echo the famous Jacques Cartier Bridge, which was opened in Montreal in 1930. Then such bridges were popular and were the most modern, so every country wanted to have a long cantilever bridge.

Today, the Story Bridge is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia. It looks very nice at any time of the day. In the evenings, it is decorated with bright lighting. And on holidays, it is illuminated by the light of fireworks. Perhaps this is why the embankment next to the bridge is a favorite meeting place for local romantics.