Swanport Bridge

The Swanport Bridge, with the Murray River.

Swanport Bridge is a road bridge on Highway 1 in South Australia, spanning the Murray River about 4 km southeast of Murray Bridge. Constructed in 1979, the bridge connects the communities of Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend.[1]

Characteristics

The bridge itself is one kilometre in length with two lanes, one for each direction of traffic. It is constructed from prestressed concrete. It serves as a link between the South Eastern Freeway to the west and the Princes Highway continuing to the east, and as such is an integral part of the Adelaide-Melbourne transport corridor. The bridge was originally intended to be a four lane bridge but to save costs only a two lane bridge was built.

References

  1. ↑ introduction

Coordinates: 35°08′51″S 139°18′33″E / 35.14750°S 139.30917°E / -35.14750; 139.30917


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