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

Image	Crossing	Coordinates	Location	Built	Description	Notes
150px	Hindmarsh Island Bridge		Hindmarsh Island-Goolwa	2001	The controversial bridge replaced a ferry in March 2001
	Narrung Ferry		Narrung		crosses The Narrows between Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert
150px	Wellington Ferry		Wellington
	Tailem Bend Ferry		Tailem Bend-Jervois
150px	Swanport Bridge		Murray Bridge	1979	At the end of the South Eastern Freeway
	Murray Bridge		Murray Bridge	1927 (rail) 1879 (road)	Two bridges, side by side
	Mannum Ferry		Mannum		Two parallel ferries
	Purnong Ferry		Purnong		This is the narrowest crossing in South Australia
150px	Walker Flat Ferry		Walker Flat
	Swan Reach Ferry		Swan Reach
150px	Blanchetown Bridge		Blanchetown	1963	The original bridge was constructed in 1963 on the Sturt Highway. there had been a ferry crossing since 1869. It was the first major prestressed concrete highway bridge in South Australia. In the 1990s it was found to not be structurally sound enough to safely carry B-double trucks. Until a new bridge could be built, these were diverted from near Monash via Morgan and Eudunda to rejoin the highway at Gawler, thus travelling further but avoiding the Kingston and Blanchetown bridges.
150px	Morgan Ferry		Morgan
	Cadell Ferry		Cadell
150px	Waikerie Ferry		Waikerie
150px	Kingston on Murray bridge		Kingston-on-Murray	1969	Sturt Highway A bridge replaced a ferry
150px	Berri Bridge		Berri	1997	A bridge replaced two ferries
150px	Lyrup Ferry		Lyrup
	Paringa Bridge		Paringa-Renmark	1926	Sturt Highway, liftspan bridge - one lane of traffic each way with pedestrian/bike path in the middle on a former railway alignment.

File:Mannum ferry-Swan sign.jpg

Ferry nameboard

As the ferries are registered as boats, each one has a name, usually named after a waterbird. As of August 2010, the ferry names are:

• Narrung: Pelican
• Wellington: Water Hen
• Tailem Bend: Gull
• Mannum large (downstream): Swan
• Mannum (small, upstream): Avocet
• Purnong: Kingfisher
• Walker Flat: Stilt II II
• Swan Reach: Albatross II
• Morgan: Coot
• Cadell: Ibis
• Waikerie: Quail
• Lyrup: Plover

In Victoria and New South Wales

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.

Image	Crossing	Coordinates	Location	Built	Description	Notes
	Abbotsford Bridge		Yelta to Curlwaa	1928	235 metres (771 ft) long, single lane lift bridge
	George Chaffey bridge		Mildura to Buronga	1985	high arched bridge carrying the Sturt Highway, 331 metres (1,086 ft) long, 9.8 metres (32.2 ft) wide
150px	Robinvale-Euston Bridge		Robinvale to Euston	2006	Replaced a liftspan bridge that was built as part of abandoned railway extension in 1924.[1].
150px	Tooleybuc Bridge		Piangil to Tooleybuc	1925	timber and steel truss, single lane restriction on lift span
	Nyah Bridge		Nyah to Koraleigh	1941	104 metres (341.2 ft), central lift span
150px	Speewa Ferry		Speewa		2-car capacity, 8 tonne (8.8 t) load limit. Upstream is a private ferry to Beveridge Island (part of Victoria); it crosses a Little Murray anabranch, but that is now the main navigable channel.
150px	Swan Hill Bridge		Swan Hill	1896	2 lanes except central lift span; 116 metres (380.6 ft)
150px	Gonn Crossing Bridge		Murrabit to Ballbank	1926	103 metres (338 ft)
150px	Barham Bridge		Koondrook to Barham	1904	liftspan bridge, 99 metres (325 ft)
150px	Echuca-Moama Bridge (road)		Echuca to Moama	1879	built as joint road/rail bridge, proposed for replacement/bypass
150px	Echuca-Moama Bridge (rail)			1989	rail
150px	Barmah Bridge		Barmah	1966	168 metres (551.2 ft) replaced ferry
150px	Tocumwal Rail Bridge		Tocumwal	1895	originally a road/rail bridge
150px	Edward Hillson Bridge			1987	Newell Highway 212 metres (695.5 ft) long, 12 metres (39.4 ft) wide
150px	Cobram-Barooga Bridge (old)		Cobram to Barooga	1902	Old liftspan timber truss bridge (now pedestrian only)
150px	Cobram-Barooga Bridge (new)			2006	New concrete bridge built immediately upstream of the old bridge
150px	Yarrawonga Weir		Yarrawonga to Mulwala	1939	Weir Road, one lane along the weir wall - originally designated as a stock route
150px	Yarrawonga Rail Bridge			1989	railway bridge, replaced earlier wooden bridge and earthen embankment
150px	Mulwala Bridge			1924	Crosses Lake Mulwala, 488 metres (1,601 ft)
150px	John Foord Bridge		Wahgunyah to Corowa	1892	retained for local traffic
150px	Federation Bridge			2005	Two lanes wide and 195 metres (639.8 ft) long, with a 95 metres (311.7 ft) approach bridge on the NSW side. [2]
150px	John Conway Bourke Bridge		Howlong	2001
150px	Lincoln Causeway/Union Bridge		Wodonga to Albury	1961	4 lanes, 92 metres (301.8 ft) long, widened 1990
150px	Albury/Wodonga Rail Bridge			1888	Originally double track - one Broad gauge plus one Standard gauge. Broad gauge track disconnected following conversion of the North East Railway Line Victorian broad gauge line to standard gauge in 2010.
150px	Spirit of Progress Bridge			2006	New Hume Highway bridge, named for the former Spirit of Progress train.
150px	Heywood Bridge		Hume Dam to Bonegilla	1984	124 metres (406.8 ft) long. Between Albury and here there is a bridge near the airport, to Bonegilla Island.
150px	Bonegilla Bridge		Hume Dam to Bonegilla	1941	The Hume Weir wall, now closed to motorised traffic. single lane, 91 metres (298.6 ft)
150px	Bethanga Bridge		Bellbridge	1930	on the Riverina Highway across Lake Hume
150px	Wymah Ferry		Wymah		upstream end of Lake Hume, 2-car capacity, 11 tonne (12.1 t) load limit
150px	Jingellic Bridge		Jingellic	1959	156 metres (511.8 ft)
150px	Tintaldra Bridge		Tintaldra	1959	steel truss bridge 185 metres (607 ft)
150px	Towong Bridge		Towong	1938	61 metres (200.1 ft) long
150px	Bringenbrong Bridge		Bringenbrong	1961	87 metres (285.4 ft) long, near Corryong on the Alpine Way
150px	Indi Bridge			1961	Connects the Indi homestead in NSW to the Upper Murray Road. Steel girder, with concrete piles and a concrete deck. Single lane, 3.7 metres (12 ft) wide.
150px	Biggara Bridge		Biggara	1951
	Tom Groggin Bridge		Tom Groggin		Private bridges to Tom Groggin Station: low level for vehicles; higher-level suspension bridge for pedestrians when the other is flooded.

See also

• List of Australian ferries
• List of Murray River distances