▁ 3 5 1 . 5 ▁metres ▁out ▁into ▁Br am ble ▁Bay ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁tim ber ▁pier ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁recre ational ▁pi ers ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁renew ed ▁pier ▁was ▁re open ed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁Sh orn cl iffe ▁and ▁its ▁neighbour ing ▁b ays ide ▁sub urb ▁Sand gate , ▁both ▁were ▁beach side ▁sub ur bs ▁visited ▁by ▁Br is b ane ▁residents ▁for ▁day ▁tri ps ▁and ▁hol id ays . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁a ▁company ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁pier ▁aim ing ▁to ▁increase ▁connections ▁between ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁Sand gate . ▁ ▁Lob by ing ▁efforts ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁pier ▁failed . ▁ ▁William ▁De agon , ▁a ▁local ▁hotel ▁propriet or ▁choose ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁jet ty ▁opposite ▁his ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁current ▁pier ▁but ▁still ▁had ▁a ▁tram ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁existing ▁jet ty ▁was ▁de emed ▁in ade qu ate ▁and ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁registered ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁which ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁pier ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁F D G ▁Stanley ▁and ▁the ▁builder ▁was ▁John ▁Watson . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁ 2 6