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Paringa Historic Spanning Bridge - SA

Paringa Historic Spanning Bridge

River Crossing

Position

DEG: -34.180779 140.776001

DMS: 34º 10' 50.8" S 140º 46' 33.6" E

UTM: 54 H 6217777mN 479358mE

Altitude: 21.26m

Place Type

Infrastructure - River Crossing

Location

216.37kms East of Adelaide - Driving 260 km (3 hours 2 mins)
552.2kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 674 km (7 hours 9 mins)
774.87kms West of Canberra - Driving 934 km (9 hours 45 mins)

Address & Contact

A20
Paringa SA 5340

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

The Historic Paringa Suspension Bridge was officially opened on the 31st January 1927 and is one of only four bridges that still span the Murray River and capable of carrying B-Double Trucks as part of the Sturt Highway. The Bridge can be opened 9.30am and 2.30pm, 7 days a week with 2 hours prior notice of a large water vessel wishing to pass under the bridge. During 2008, the bridge under went major renovation work.

PlaceID	86610

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Renmark Airport at 02/12:30am CST

Distance from Paringa Historic Spanning Bridge 9.34km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.3°C	0.2°C	66%	-2.4°C	1031.1hPa	0.0mm	SSW	4km/hr 2knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Renmark Aero

Distance from Paringa Historic Spanning Bridge 9.34km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.6	32.7	28.7	24.5	20.0	16.8	16.2	18.6	22.0	24.8	28.9	31.0
Mean Min. °C	16.2	16.2	12.7	8.8	6.4	4.6	3.7	4.5	6.7	8.9	12.5	14.1
Mean Rain mm	18.1	20.0	13.7	16.2	16.2	21.9	20.9	21.9	23.7	27.0	22.8	23.3