Petrie Bight

Petrie Bight is a reach of the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The land to the north of the bight, centred on the area under the Story Bridge's northern point and around the Brisbane River to Customs House is also known as Petrie Bight and was formerly a suburb of Brisbane.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Story Bridge and Customs House.

Story Bridge

Bridge

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The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Customs House

Government building

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Customs House is a heritage-listed customs house at 427 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles H McLay and built from 1886 to 1889 at a cost of £38,346 by John Petrie & Son.

Centenary Place

Park

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Centenary Place is a heritage-listed park at 85 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known by some as Centenary Park even though this is not the name it was given at the ceremonial dedication.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Hill and Brisbane.

Spring Hill

Suburb

Spring Hill is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of Brisbane's earliest suburbs. In the 2021 census, Spring Hill had a population of 6,593 people.

Brisbane

Photo: Marku1988, CC BY 2.5.

Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland. Large enough to be cosmopolitan yet small enough to be friendly and accessible, Brisbane is a 'garden metropolis', famous for its leafy, open spaces and the pleasant pace of life that unfolds between the zig-zags of its iconic river.

South Bank

Neighborhood

Photo: willislim, CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Bank is a cultural, social, educational and recreational precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The precinct is located in the suburb of South Brisbane, on the southern bank of the Brisbane River.

Petrie Bight

Type: Bay
Description: bight in Australia
Categories: bight and body of water
Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-27.46352° or 27° 27′ 49″ south

Longitude

153.03434° or 153° 2′ 4″ east

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

5R4MG2PM+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13518342337

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

2153357

Wikidata ID

Q21904082

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Satellite Map

Discover Petrie Bight from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Petrie Bight” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Petrie Bight”
Swedish: “Petrie Bight”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Golden Triangle and Fortitude Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Air raid shelter and Story Bridge.

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