Andrew Nixon Bridge

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The Andrew Nixon Bridge is a road bridge over the Balonne River in St George, Queensland, Australia.

The bridge, which is part of the Balonne Highway, is the only river crossing in the area.

The bridge is sometimes covered in floodwaters, most recently during the March 2010 Queensland floods{{cite news | title =South-West Queensland struck by historic floods| work = Brisbane times| date =8 March 2010 | url = http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/photogallery/queensland/southwest-queensland-struck-by-historic-floods/20100302-pf8i.html?selectedImage=5| access-date = 8 February 2011}} and again during the January 2011 floods.{{cite news | title = St George Bridge Closed due to the flood | url = http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/83374/St_George_Bridge_Closed_due_to_the_flood.aspx?ky=%22Technical%22&p=%2FForum%2FDefault.aspx%3Fs%3D1%26ky%3D%2522Technical%2522%26pn%3D1 | access-date = 8 February 2011}} The bridge is first covered by flood waters at a height of 10.7 metres, referring to the St George flood gauge.{{cite web | title=National Warnings Summary | publisher=Bureau of Meteorology | date=2000 | url=http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings/ | access-date=29 July 2023}}

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.{{cite news | title = St George - Places to See | work = The Age| url = http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/st-george--places-to-see-20081121-6dwq.html| accessdate = 8 February 2011}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218318855 |title=Queensland News|newspaper=Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser |issue=4446 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 November 1890 |access-date=29 October 2022 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213717970 |title=Official opening ceremony|newspaper=Balonne Beacon |volume=49 |issue=8 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=19 February 1953 |accessdate=29 October 2022 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}