Isis River Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Isis River Bridge
Native Name Lang:en
Carries:Motor vehicles
Crosses:Isis River
Locale:south of Childers, Queensland,
Maint:Department of Transport and Main Roads
Design:Beam bridge
Builder:Seymour Whyte
Begin:October 2010
Open:12 August 2011
Traffic:7200
Replaces:1956-2011 bridge

The Isis River Bridge is a road bridge over the Isis River south of Childers, Queensland, Australia.

The bridge was built on a new and improved alignment of the Bruce Highway. It replaced the 54-year-old bridge which was prone to flooding.[1] The new bridge will improve flood immunity as it is almost seven metres higher than the old bridge.

The new bridge, constructed by Seymour Whyte, opened to traffic on 12 August 2011. The old bridge was demolished on completion of the project in late September 2011.

The project was jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Check for roads closed by floods . . 29 December 2010 . 23 February 2011.
  2. News: Bruce Highway Upgrade Isis River Bridge. Department of Transport and Main Roads. 5 September 2011. 15 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815141902/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/cb7086ac-2ccb-474d-a712-11af52a99fef/brucehighwayupgradeisisriverbridgeinformationsheetoctober2010.pdf. 15 August 2011. dead.