Emile Serisier Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Dubbo}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

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| name = Emile Serisier Bridge

| image = Eastern end of the Emile Serisier Bridge.jpg

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| caption = Eastern end of the Emile Serisier Bridge

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| carries = Newell Highway {{AUshield|NSW|A39}}

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| crosses = Macquarie River

| locale = Dubbo, New South Wales

| named_for = Jean Emile Serisier

| material = Concrete

| length = {{convert|90|m}}{{Cite web|title=Work starts to improve road surface on Emile Serisier Bridge at Dubbo|url=https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/about/news-events/news/members-of-parliament/2016/160428-emile-serisier-bridge-works-dubbo.html|access-date=11 September 2020|website=Roads & Maritime Services|language=en}}

| height = {{convert|257.6|m}} AHD

| lanes = 4

| complete = 1986

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The Emile Serisier Bridge is a low-level, four-lane road bridge that crosses the Macquarie River in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge carries the Newell Highway, a major freight corridor, and, along with the LH Ford Bridge on the Mitchell Highway, helps make Dubbo a significant freight hub.{{cite web |title=Costs flowing from disruptions to infrastructure during natural disaster events |url=http://australianbusinessroundtable.com.au/assets/documents/Report%20-%20Building%20Resilient%20Infrastructure/7.%20The%20economic%20case%20for%20change%20-%20infrastructure%20projects.pdf |publisher=Australian Business Round Table |access-date=28 April 2020}}

The bridge is prone to flooding, sitting at 257.6 metres AHD, which is below the 1-in-10-year recurrence interval flood level of 259.97 metres AHD for the Macquarie River at Dubbo. When closed due to flooding, traffic is diverted to the two-lane LH Ford Bridge,{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Ben |title=Serisier Bridge expected to close on Thursday |url=https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4043953/serisier-bridge-expected-to-close-on-thursday/ |access-date=28 April 2020 |work=Daily Liberal |date=20 July 2016 |language=en}} which can result in congestion and lengthy travel delays due to limited capacity.{{cite web |title=New Dubbo Bridge: Hydrology and hydraulics working paper |url=https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/dubbo-bridge/new-dubbo-bridge-app-j-hydrology-hydraulics-2019-02.pdf |publisher=Roads & Maritime Services |access-date=28 April 2020}}