 Its closure occurred on 17 December 2006, when the new Eleanor Schonell Bridge opened.Travellers between Ipswich and Brisbane, prior to the opening of the Indooroopilly rail bridge in 1876, would travel by train to Oxley Point (renamed Riverton in 1888, and replaced by Chelmer Station, just to the south, in 1889), catch the ferry across the river then finish their journey by coach.On 11 June 1891 the ferry service was interrupted as a result of floodwaters.