Isis River Bridge

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Isis River Bridge
Carries Motor vehicles
Crosses Isis River
Localesouth of Childers, Queensland, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Maintained by Department of Transport and Main Roads
Characteristics
Design Beam bridge
Material Concrete
History
Constructed bySeymour Whyte
Construction startOctober 2010
Opened12 August 2011
Replaces1956-2011 bridge
Statistics
Daily traffic 7200
Isis River Bridge

The Isis River Bridge is a road bridge over the Isis River south of Childers, Queensland, Australia.

The bridge was built on a new and improved alignment of the Bruce Highway. It replaced the 54-year-old bridge which was prone to flooding. [1] The new bridge will improve flood immunity as it is almost seven metres higher than the old bridge.

The new bridge, constructed by Seymour Whyte, opened to traffic on 12 August 2011. The old bridge was demolished on completion of the project in late September 2011.

The project was jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments. [2]

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References

  1. "Check for roads closed by floods". The Courier-Mail . 29 December 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. "Bruce Highway Upgrade Isis River Bridge" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

Coordinates: 25°15′54″S152°22′26″E / 25.265°S 152.374°E / -25.265; 152.374