George Chaffey Bridge


The George Chaffey Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Sturt Highway across the Murray River between Buronga, New South Wales, in the north, to Mildura, Victoria, in the south, in Australia.

History

Old Mildura Bridge

The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927. The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic, but railway tracks were never laid. It was a lift-span bridge supported by concrete pylons, with two approach spans on each side. Two of the truss spans and the lift span are now in the Mildura Marina.

Current brigde

Named in honour of engineer George Chaffey, the current bridge was opened on 12 March 1985 and replaced the Mildura Bridge, built in 1927. The current bridge is long and wide.