Murray Bridge

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Murray Bridge
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
Founded : 1924
Coordinates : 35 ° 7 ′  S , 139 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 7 ′  S , 139 ° 16 ′  E
Area : 49.7  km²
Residents : 16,804 (2016)
Population density : 338 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30)
Postal code : 5253
LGA : Rural City of Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge (South Australia)
Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge

Murray Bridge is a city in the Australian state of South Australia and is located about 80 km southeast of Adelaide .

The place is named after the road bridge built in 1879 over the Murray River . Rail traffic also ran over this bridge from 1886 to 1927 before a second bridge was built parallel to it. Today most of the traffic goes over the Swanport Bridge, five kilometers away.

The settlement near the bridge was founded in 1883 and was first called Mobilong, then Edwards Crossing and from 1924 Murray Bridge. The city lives mainly from agriculture and has 16,804 inhabitants.

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  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Murray Bridge ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.