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Bowtell’s Swing Bridge (Cox’s River) - NSW

Coxs River at the 6 Toot Track

Suspension Bridge

View along the Coxs River towards the bridge

View up the Coxs River near the bridge

River Crossing

Position

DEG: -33.737991 150.186249

DMS: 33º 44' 16.77" S 150º 11' 10.5" E

UTM: 56 H 6263338mN 239321mE

Altitude: 305.46m

Address & Contact

Coxs River
Megalong Valley NSW 2785

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Information

The swing suspension bridge was built in 1992 by the Royal Australian Engineers and named after a fellow soldier of the builders, Corporal Bob Bowtell, who suffocated and died whilst working on clearing VC tunnel during the Vietnam war. Bowtell grew up in Katoomba and is now buried in West Malaysia.The upgrade Bowtell's Swing Bridge (over Cox's River) is now OPEN: The bridge over the Cox's River is open following a major upgrade. It looks amazing and 5 people can cross at the same time

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Katoomba at 17/09:00am EDT

Distance from Bowtell’s Swing Bridge (Cox’s River) 11.67km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.2°C	11.9°C	99%	14.0°C	hPa	1.0mm	N	19km/hr 10knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Katoomba (Murri St)

Distance from Bowtell’s Swing Bridge (Cox’s River) 11.67km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	23.3	22.4	20.3	16.7	13.1	10.0	9.4	11.1	14.5	17.6	20.3	22.4
Mean Min. °C	12.8	12.9	11.4	8.7	6.1	3.7	2.6	3.3	5.4	7.7	9.9	11.6
Mean Rain mm	162.4	177.7	166.2	121.5	101.5	119.6	84.0	78.7	72.2	92.0	107.9	123.2