Emile Serisier Bridge Explained

Fetchwikidata:coordinates
Emile Serisier Bridge
Crosses:Macquarie River
Locale:Dubbo, New South Wales
Named For:Jean Emile Serisier
Length:[1]
Height: AHD
Lanes:4
Complete:1986
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

The Emile Seriser Bridge is a low-level, four-lane road bridge which crosses the Macquarie River in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge carries the Newell Highway, a major freight corridor, and along with the LH Ford Bridge on the Mitchell Highway makes Dubbo a major freight hub.[2]

The bridge is prone to flooding, being only 257.6 metres on the Australian Height Datum and lower than the 1-in-10-year recurrence interval flood level of 259.97 metres AHD for the Macquarie River at Dubbo. When the bridge is closed due to flooding, traffic is diverted to the two-lane LH Ford Bridge,[3] which can result in congestion and long travel delays due to capacity issues.[4] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Work starts to improve road surface on Emile Serisier Bridge at Dubbo. 2020-09-11. Roads & Maritime Services. en.
  2. Web site: Costs flowing from disruptions to infrastructure during natural disaster events . Australian Business Round Table . 28 April 2020.
  3. News: Walker . Ben . Serisier Bridge expected to close on Thursday . 28 April 2020 . Daily Liberal . 20 July 2016 . en.
  4. Web site: New Dubbo Bridge: Hydrology and hydraulics working paper . Roads & Maritime Services . 28 April 2020.