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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]