List of crossings of the Murray River


The Murray River in south-eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. This article lists and briefly describes all of the recognised crossing points. Many of these had also developed as river ports for transport of goods along the Murray. Now almost every significant town along the river has a bridge or vehicle-carrying cable ferry nearby.
The crossings are listed in order starting from the Murray Mouth and proceeding upstream.

South Australia

As the ferries are registered as boats, each one has a name, usually named after a waterbird. As of December 2017, the ferry names are:
The south bank of the river forms the border between these two states and former colonies, so in many cases there is a town on each side of the river. If two towns are named in this list, the Victorian one is first for clarity and consistency.
Most of the bridges downstream of Echuca are liftspan bridges to enable paddlesteamer traffic to pass underneath even in times of high water flow.
The Hume, Newell and Sturt Highway bridges are owned and managed by the Federal Government. The others are the responsibility of New South Wales and Victoria.
ImageCrossingCoordinatesLocationBuiltDescriptionNotes
Abbotsford BridgeYelta to Curlwaa1928235 metres long, single lane lift bridge
George Chaffey BridgeMildura to Buronga1985331 metres long, 9.8 metres wide bridge carrying the Sturt Highway
Robinvale-Euston BridgeRobinvale to Euston2006Replaced a single-lane lift-span road/rail bridge that was opened in 1927 as part of the abandoned Lette railway line..
Tooleybuc BridgePiangil to Tooleybuc1925timber and steel truss, single-lane restriction on lift span
Nyah BridgeNyah to Koraleigh1941104 metres, central lift span
Speewa FerrySpeewaTwo-car capacity, 8 tonne load limit. Upstream is a private ferry to Beveridge Island ; it crosses a Little Murray anabranch, but that is now the main navigable channel.
Swan Hill BridgeSwan Hill1896Two lanes except central lift span; 116 metres
Gonn Crossing BridgeMurrabit to Ballbank1926103 metres Lift-span road/rail bridge, opened as part of the Kerang-Stony Crossing railway line; road only since the railway closed in 1964.
Barham BridgeKoondrook to Barham1904liftspan bridge, 99 metres
Echuca-Moama Bridge Echuca to Moama1879built as joint road/rail bridge, proposed for replacement/bypass
Echuca-Moama Bridge Echuca to Moama1989rail
Barmah BridgeBarmah1966168 metres replaced ferry
Tocumwal Rail BridgeTocumwal1895originally a road/rail bridge
Edward Hillson BridgeTocumwal1987Newell Highway 212 metres long, 12 metres wide
Cobram-Barooga Bridge Cobram to Barooga1902Old liftspan timber truss bridge
Cobram-Barooga Bridge Cobram to Barooga2006New concrete bridge built immediately upstream of the old bridge
Yarrawonga WeirYarrawonga to Mulwala1939Weir Road, one lane along the weir wall - originally designated as a stock route
Yarrawonga Rail BridgeYarrawonga to Mulwala1989railway bridge, replaced earlier wooden bridge and earthen embankment
Mulwala BridgeYarrawonga to Mulwala1924Crosses Lake Mulwala, 488 metres
John Foord BridgeWahgunyah to Corowa1892retained for local traffic
Federation BridgeWahgunyah to Corowa2005Two lanes wide and 195 metres long, with a 95 metres approach bridge on the NSW side.
John Conway Bourke BridgeHowlong2001Commemorates the first carrier of mail from Sydney in 1838 to what would later be called Melbourne
Lincoln Causeway/Union BridgeWodonga to Albury19614 lanes, 92 metres long, widened 1990
Albury-Wodonga Rail BridgeWodonga to Albury1888Originally double track - one Broad gauge plus one Standard gauge. Broad gauge track disconnected following conversion of the North East Victorian broad gauge line to standard gauge in 2010.
Spirit of Progress BridgeWodonga to Albury2006New Hume Highway bridge, named for the former Spirit of Progress train.
Island Road BridgeThurgoona to the Island
Heywood BridgeHume Dam to Bonegilla1984124 metres long. Between Albury and here there is a bridge near the airport, to Bonegilla Island.
Bonegilla BridgeHume Dam to Bonegilla1941The Hume Weir wall, now closed to motorised traffic. single lane, 91 metres
Bethanga BridgeBellbridge1930on the Riverina Highway across Lake Hume
Wymah FerryWymahupstream end of Lake Hume, 2-car capacity, 11 tonne load limit
Jingellic BridgeJingellic1959156 metres
Tintaldra BridgeTintaldra1959steel truss bridge 185 metres
Towong BridgeTowong193861 metres long
Bringenbrong BridgeBringenbrong196187 metres long, near Corryong on the Alpine Way
Indi Bridge1961Connects the Indi homestead in NSW to the Upper Murray Road. Steel girder, with concrete piles and a concrete deck. Single lane, 3.7 metres wide.
Biggara BridgeBiggara1951
Tom Groggin BridgeTom GrogginPrivate bridges to Tom Groggin Station: low level for vehicles; higher-level suspension bridge for pedestrians when the other is flooded.