Andrew Nixon Bridge

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Andrew Nixon Bridge
Coordinates 28°02′38″S148°34′01″E / 28.0438°S 148.567°E / -28.0438; 148.567
Carries Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Balonne River
Locale St George, Queensland, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Characteristics
Design Beam bridge
Material Concrete
History
Construction end1953 [1]
Location
Andrew Nixon Bridge

The Andrew Nixon Bridge is a road bridge over the Balonne River in St George, Queensland, Australia. The bridge, which is part of the Balonne Highway, is the only river crossing in the area.

The bridge is sometimes covered in floodwaters, most recently during the March 2010 Queensland floods [2] and again during the January 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 point St George's Bridge, which was named by Thomas Mitchell after 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]

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References

  1. "Andrew Nixon Bridge". Balonne Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  2. "South-West Queensland struck by historic floods". Brisbane times. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  3. "St George Bridge Closed due to the flood" . Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. "National Warnings Summary". Bureau of Meteorology. 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. "St George - Places to See". The Age . Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. "Queensland News". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser . No. 4446. Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Official opening ceremony". Balonne Beacon . Vol. 49, no. 8. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 29 October 2022 via National Library of Australia.

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