Gilbert River Bridge Burke Developmental Road
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Overview:
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Replace the existing 60 m low-level bridge with a new high-level bridge, 180 m in length.
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Location:
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Gilbert River, 103 km north of Normanton on the Burke Developmental Road.
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Benefits:
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To improve safety and access to Cape York communities, to the Gulf centres of Karumba and Normanton and further south to Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
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Funding:
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$10 million.
Project info
Key milestones
- Work commenced in September 2007.
- Majority of construction on the new bridge complete before the commencement of wet season December 2007.
- Work recommenced in May 2008, following the wet season.
Contact details
Last updated: 29 September 2009
