Gateway Bridge?

[notwal]

I thought I read somewhere that bikes were allowed on the Gateway.
I was down there this morning and at every entry I saw the usual fascist signs that say "No pedestrians, agricultural machinery, mopeds, skateboards, no jumpers, no wheeling baby brothers in prams and NO F'ING BICYCLES".

SO what's the go. Will they have bicycle access on that new structure that's going up beside the Gateway?

[bprb]

There is a shared bike & pedestrian lane (completely separated from the car lanes) on the seaward side of the new Gateway Bridge. I think they're still finishing some of the access paths, but it isn't too hard to get to. It's well worth a trundle up & over it. I think I read that the slope is around 5-6%. Being a shared path they've asked that we keep the speed down, and there was talk they'd be enforcing it.

[bprb]

Hopefully this gives the idea

http://www.nearmap.com/?ll=-27.445148,153.101523&z=23&t=k&nmd=20110114

[Oxford]

yep, access is an issue at present, but it is rideable, rode it last year in December, will not bother going back until the access is better though.

[marinmomma]

I rode over it the other week and thought that access isn't too bad. Use Lyttleton road from the southside to gain access to the shared path on the new bridge and once over on the northside there is a path that connects you to cycle over to the Kedron Brook Bikepath without having to use Kingsford Smith Drive...look for the Moreton Bay Cyclepath (MBC) signs.

[lethoso]

and there was talk they'd be enforcing it.

nah, rarely see anyone at all on the bridge. It's not all that fun going down though - dead straight, a bit boring really. Easy to get your speed up though I guess.

[dfc.]

I found the access to be fine. I managed to get up on a Mountain Bike. It was hard work but I got up there.