Bridges, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
Bridges
State:	qld
City:	Sunshine Coast
Coordinates:	-26.54°N 152.9427°W
Pop:	295
Postcode:	4561
Area:	9.9
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Dist1:	11.7
Dir1:	N
Location1:	Nambour
Dist2:	113
Dir2:	N
Location2:	Brisbane
Lga:	Sunshine Coast Region
Stategov:	Nicklin
Stategov2:	Ninderry
Fedgov:	Fairfax
Near-N:	North Arm
Near-Ne:	North Arm
Near-E:	Ninderry
Near-Se:	Yandina
Near-S:	Yandina
Near-Sw:	Cooloolabin
Near-W:	Cooloolabin
Near-Nw:	Eerwah Vale

Bridges is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Bridges had a population of 295 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-east by the North Maroochy River.

The Bruce Highway enters the suburb from the south-east (Yandina) and travels north through the locality, close to its north-eastern boundary before exiting to the north-east (North Arm). The North Coast railway line also enters the suburb from the south-east (Yandina) slightly west of the highway and travels north through the locality, crossing the highway and running immediately parallel and east of the highway, forming the north-eastern boundary of the locality, before exiting to the north-east (North Arm). Bridges railway station (-26.5391°N 152.9569°W) once served the locality but it is now abandoned.^[2]

The land use is a mixture of rural residential, grazing on native vegetation, and crop growing.

History

The locality takes its name from the Bridges railway station which was namenamed after Sir William Throsby Bridges, the Commander of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914.

Demographics

In the Bridges had a population of 276 people.

In the, Bridges had a population of 295 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bridges. The nearest government primary schools are Yandina State School in neighbouring Yandina to the south and North Arm State School in neighbouring North Arm to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Nambour State College in Nambour to the south.

Amenities

Parks in the locality include:

• Endiandra Park (-26.5386°N 152.9558°W)^[3]
• Endiandra Park Bushland Conservation Reserve (-26.5394°N 152.9555°W)

Further reading

• Book: Blyth . Audienne . Streets and roads of Yandina & district : their history & origins : includes the localities of: Bridges, Cooloolabin, Kiamba, Kulangoor, Maroochy River, North Arm, Valdora and Yandina Creek . Audienne Blyth . 978-0-646-42982-3 . 2003.
• Book: Blyth . Audienne Desley . Yandina & District : a pictorial history, including the localities of Bridges, Cooloolabin, Kiamba, Kulangoor, Maroochy River, North Arm, Valdora and Yandina Creek . The Author . 978-0-646-51739-1 . 2009.

Notes and References

1. 29 December 2020.
2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
3. Web site: 20 November 2020. Land for public recreation - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.