Don River Bridge, Rannes

Don River Bridge
Coordinates24°05′44″S 150°07′09″E / 24.0956°S 150.1193°E / -24.0956; 150.1193
CarriesLeichhardt Highway (Motor vehicles)
CrossesDon River
LocaleRannes, Queensland, Australia
Characteristics
MaterialReinforced concrete
History
Construction startexpected end of 2011
Construction endexpected mid-2013
ReplacesLow-level timber bridge
Location
Interactive map of Don River Bridge

The Don River Bridge is a reinforced concrete road bridge that carries the Leichhardt Highway across the Don River, located near Rannes, Queensland, Australia. The former low-level timber bridge was prone to flooding.

Three new concrete bridges are planned on a new and improved alignment of a 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) section of the Leichhardt Highway over the Don River, Windmill Creek, and Log Creek as part of the A$65 million Don River Bridges Project. When completed the higher bridges will improve flood immunity of this rural highway.

Construction of the new bridges was completed in 2015. The new structures significantly improved the highway's resilience to weather events, addressing the historical issue of the road being cut off during heavy rain and flooding of the Don River.

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