The story bridge is a cantilever bridge that connects the banks of the Brisbane river. As part of the highway Bradfield, it connects Fortitude valley and the urban area of Kangaroo point.

Before in 1932 opened the Sydney harbour bridge, the Queensland government asked the architect John Bradfield to design the new bridge in Brisbane. The bridge was named after John Douglas story, a prominent politician of the early 20th century.

Situated downstream from bridge Victoria bridge and story bridge was part of the plan developed in the 1920s, a Professor from the University of Queensland Roger Hookena. Hawken wanted to build a number of bridges across the Brisbane river to "unload" the bridge Victoria bridge and to divert traffic from downtown. The first bridge in his plan included the William Jolly bridge. However, the lack of funding prevented the start of construction. In 1926, the City Council of Brisbane decided to build a bridge near Kangaroo point, but actual construction began only in may 1935. The first stone was laid by the then Premier of Queensland William Forgan Smith. Work on the construction of the bridge is sometimes conducted 24 hours a day, and 28 October 1939 the two banks of the river were connected. Before the completion of the bridge was known as the Jubilee, in honour of king George V. July 6, 1940, the bridge was officially opened by sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Queensland, and is named after John Douglas story. The design of the bridge follows the design of the famous bridge Jacques Cartier bridge in Montreal, Canada, opened in 1930.

In 1990 the movement of cars on story bridge was closed, and pedestrians could celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge. In 2005, for the first time were held competitions on climbing to the bridge, and today any tourist can try yourself in the sport and obtain the relevant certificate.