Berri Bridge
Bookpurnong Road, Gurra Gurra SA 5343, Australia
Berri Bridge carries the M72 motorway over the Murray River.
The Murray River was built by Edward Jones and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Bedford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Murray River were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Doncaster power station was enough to keep it open. The 5 mile section between Knowsley and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1888 after a breach at Manpool. Despite the claim in "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Oliver Parker, there is no evidence that Nicholas Taylor ever painted a mural of Canterbury Tunnel on the side of Barry Smith's house
Berri Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Murray River between
Blanchetown Lock No 1 (The lock was completed in 1922) (267.98 kilometres
and 3 locks
to the west) and
Renmark (45.05 kilometres
and 1 lock
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Blanchetown Lock No 1 is Bookpurnong Lock No 4 (The lock was completed in 1929);
9.95 kilometres
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Renmark is Lyrup Ferry (The ferry is named "Cockatoo");
12.74 kilometres
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Yatco Lagoon Entrance | 78.88 km | |
| Pyap Lagoon Entrance | 63.97 km | |
| Katarapko Creek (southern entrance) | 47 km | |
| Katarapko Creek (northern entrance) | 13.07 km | |
| Bookpurnong Lock No 4 | 9.95 km | |
| Berri Bridge | ||
| Lyrup Ferry | 12.74 km | |
| Renmark Lock No 5 | 39.62 km | |
| Paringa Bridge | 41.07 km | |
| Reedy Creek Entrance | 41.92 km | |
| Renmark | 45.05 km | |
Built in 1997, the bridge replaced two ferries.
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Wikipedia has a page about Berri Bridge
Berri is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is 238 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia. It is primarily an agricultural and viticultural town on the north bank of the Murray River. It is the original home of a juice company, Berri Ltd.
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[Berri, South Australia]
Berri is a town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is 238 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia.
[List of crossings of the Murray River]
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‘pier-redundant’ bridges have been constructed in Australia – over the Murray River at Berri and at Hindmarsh Island in South Australia. The probability of ship impact
[Berri Barmera Council]
Berri Barmera Council is a local government area in the Riverland region of South Australia. It includes the towns of Barmera, Berri, Cobdogla, Glossop
[Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy]
Hindmarsh Island Bridge and stopping it was a campaign promise during the election. Further up the Murray, the local community in Berri was campaigning
[Lyrup, South Australia]
Next crossing upstream Murray River Next crossing downstream Paringa Bridge Lyrup ferry Berri Bridge
[List of international trips made by the United States Secretary of State]
Lebanon Shtora Met with Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and Speaker Nabih Berri; attempted to resolve the Israel-Lebanon conflict. April 24, 1996 Israel
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Victoria downstream to Blanchetown. The major town centres are Renmark, Berri, Loxton, Waikerie, Barmera and Monash, along with many minor townships;
[Academy Award for Best Picture]
Jonathan Sanger Raging Bull Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff Tess Claude Berri and Timothy Burrill 1981 (54th) Chariots of Fire David Puttnam Atlantic
[Basque surnames]
Etxarte etxe "house" + arte "between" house between Etxeberri etxe "house" + berri "new" new house Goikoetxea goi "high place" + etxe "house" + -a "the" the
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BRIDGING THE MILLENNIA BERRI BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER ...consortium to design, construct, finance and transfer ownership of the $17 m Berri Bridge project. Ian Ide. Ian Ide is a Principal and Civil Discipline Leader of ...
It is the largest of its type in South Australia. It was estimated that 10,000 people attended the official opening on 27 July 1997. The bridge ...
Overview. Tucked away underneath the Berri Bridge this mural depicts the Aboriginal heritage of the area. The mural is on a large slab of jarrah bolted to the ...
Under the bridge on the main road from Berri to Loxton is a mural depicting the Ngurunderi Dreaming story of the origins of the Murray River. There are two ...
Nov 5, 2007 ... Sunset at the Berri bridge over the River Murray in the South Australian Riverland , 2007.
Under the bridge on the main road from Berri to Loxton is a mural depicting the Ngurunderi Dreaming story of the origins of the Murray River. There are two ...
Pedestrian bridge over South Terrace, Adelaide. 2.5. 4.5 ... Railway bridge over Rosetta St, West Croydon. 2.5. 3.0 ... Berri Bridge, Bookpurnong Road, Berri. 4.0.
Oct 10, 2013 ... ... over the Murray Image: Sunset at the Berri bridge over the River Murray in the South Australian Riverland, 2007 (Ted Moss: user submitted) ...
Oct 11, 2020 ... Berri bridge over River Murray (viewed from upstream), at Berri in South Australia . Photographer: Scott Davis, date: 16 April 2005. Date, 16 April ...
Tucked away underneath the Berri Bridge the mural depicts the Aboriginal heritage of the area. The mural is on a large slab of jarrah bolted to the underpass of ...