Don River Bridge, Rannes
Don River Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°05′44″S 150°07′09″E / 24.0956°S 150.1193°E |
| Carries | Leichhardt Highway (Motor vehicles) |
| Crosses | Don River |
| Locale | Rannes, Queensland, Australia |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| History | |
| Construction start | expected end of 2011 |
| Construction end | expected mid-2013 |
| Replaces | Low-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.