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The Historic Barwon Bridge

One of only two remaining lift span bridges in NSW that allowed traffic to cross over the Barwon River. When built in 1889, it was deemed very sophisticated, and it required two people to wind a pulley mechanism to lift the spans, but was later modified in 1913 so it only became a one person job. This bridge is one of the most important bridges in Outback NSW, as this led to the commercial development of the Outback NSW in North West New South Wales and opened up the so called "backcountry" in the 1800s. If you're camping by the river, sunset and photography of the milky way can really be nice out here. All you need is a camera.

Address
Kamilaroi Hwy
Hours
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Listing from Wikivoyage: Brewarrina, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.