After being closed to the public since March 2012, Brisbane City Council will this morning begin replacing the historic 130-year-old Shorncliffe Pier.

The Shorncliffe Pier was built in 1882 and opened in 1884 and strides out 350 metres into Bramble Bay from the Sandgate/Shorncliffe shoreline.

Dusk at the old Shorncliffe Pier.

It fell into disrepair and was closed by Brisbane City Council in March 2012, while the construction and engineering teams could assess whether the damage from marine borers it could be repaired.

At the last Council elections Lord Mayor Graham Quirk promised $20 million to rebuild the pier.