The Andrew Nixon Bridge is a

road bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

over the

Balonne River The Balonne River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin system, is a short yet significant part of the inland river group of South West Queensland, Australia. Course and features The river is a continuation of the Condamine River. After flowing th ...

in St George,

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. The

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

, which is part of the

Balonne Highway The Balonne Highway, a state highway of Queensland, is the continuation westward of State Route 49 (Moonie Highway) from the town of St George to its termination at Cunnamulla. There are no large settlements between St George and Cunnamulla. U ...

, is the only river crossing in the area. The bridge is sometimes covered in floodwaters, most recently during the

March 2010 Queensland floods Heavy rain in March 2010 saw much of south western and central Queensland undergo major flooding. The floods saw inundation of the towns of Charleville, Roma, St George and Theodore among others. Major rivers affected include the Balonne River, Bu ...

and again during the January 2011 floods. The bridge is first covered by flood waters at a height of 10.7 metres, referring to the St George flood gauge. The bridge is located adjacent to the natural river crossing point ''St George's Bridge'', which was named by Thomas Mitchell after being discovered on St George's Day in 1846. The bridge is named after Andrew Nixon who was contracted in 1890 by the Queensland government to build a timber bridge across the Balonne River at St George's Bridge. This was completed in 1892 and later replaced by the current Andrew Nixon bridge and Jack Taylor Weir in 1953.

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Bridges in Queensland Road bridges in Queensland Bridges completed in 1953 Beam bridges Concrete bridges in Australia St George, Queensland {{Queensland-struct-stub