Murray Bridge is the major centre on the Murray River north of Lake Alexandrina. It is a city of 17,000 people and is 26 metres above sea level. It is a typical sprawling rural centre with a grain silo on the skyline and vegetable gardens, hothouses and light industry surrounding the city centre.Murray Bridge was established when a road bridge over the Murray River (which is how the city got its name) was completed in 1879. It was followed in 1886 by the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line which guaranteed that the city's importance as a vital link across the river was assured.Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Ngarrindjeri Aborigines. The river provided abundant food and they lived well off a diet of kangaroos, emus, wombats, goannas, lizards, ducks, turtles, fish, snakes and bird eggs.This is approaching the road bridge.Approaching the road bridge from the other end.Driving on the road bridge.Looking at the road bridge with the rail bridge in the background.A better view of the rail bridge.Ways of travelling on the river.Old relic of the past.Tailem Bend following.Joan
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