Andrew Nixon Bridge
Andrew Nixon Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 28°02′38″S148°34′01″E/ 28.0438°S 148.567°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles,Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Balonne River |
| Locale | St George,Queensland, Australia |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1953[1] |
| Location | |
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TheAndrew Nixon Bridgeis aroad bridgeover theBalonne RiverinSt George,Queensland,Australia. Thebridge,which is part of theBalonne Highway,is the only river crossing in the area.
The bridge is sometimes covered in floodwaters, most recently during theMarch 2010 Queensland floods[2]and again during theJanuary 2011 floods.[3]The bridge is first covered by flood waters at a height of 10.7 metres, referring to the St George flood gauge.[4]
The bridge is located adjacent to the natural river crossing pointSt George's Bridge,which was named byThomas Mitchellafter being discovered on St George's Day in 1846.[5]
The bridge is named after Andrew Nixon who was contracted in 1890 by the Queensland government to build a timber bridge across the Balonne River at St George's Bridge. This was completed in 1892 and later replaced by the current Andrew Nixon bridge and Jack Taylor Weir in 1953.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^"Andrew Nixon Bridge".Balonne Shire Council. Archived fromthe originalon 19 February 2011.Retrieved8 February2011.
- ^"South-West Queensland struck by historic floods".Brisbane times.8 March 2010.Retrieved8 February2011.
- ^"St George Bridge Closed due to the flood".Retrieved8 February2011.
- ^"National Warnings Summary".Bureau of Meteorology. 2000.Retrieved29 July2023.
- ^"St George - Places to See".The Age.Retrieved8 February2011.
- ^"Queensland News".Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser.No. 4446. Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1890. p. 6.Retrieved29 October2022– via National Library of Australia.
- ^"Official opening ceremony".Balonne Beacon.Vol. 49, no. 8. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1953. p. 8.Retrieved29 October2022– via National Library of Australia.
28°02′37.58″S148°34′01.74″E/ 28.0437722°S 148.5671500°E
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