In 1926 Kangaroo Point was recommended by the Brisbane City Council's Cross River Commission.
[1] Subsequently the bridge was constructed as a public works program during the Great Depression.
[2] In 2007 the Smart State Council announced plans for a series of new green mode bridges for Brisbane.
The Goodna Bypass is designed to relieve congestion on the Ipswich Motorway and will have four new bridges over the river (but no access to or from the north-western suburbs).
[22] The existing crossings on this section of the river are listed below[23] (note: coordinates are derived from Google Earth).