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Location & the Bridge
Mission River is located in far North Queensland. It flows in a westerly direction, eventually discharging into Albatross Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria.
The Mission River Bridge is an integral asset for RTA’s (Rio Tinto Aluminium) Weipa operations and the local community. It is one of the largest one-lane bridges in Australia at 1km with 57 piers in support at 18m intervals. Piers may have between 6 and 20 piles each, depending on their structural support significance and the water depth. Water depth varies from 0m at the bridge shore ends to about 17m at the deepest point of the river, towards the south end of the bridge.
The bridge provides a rail link between RTA’s Andoom Mine and Lorim Point Port facility as well as access for RTA employees, local personnel and tourists. The bridge also connects the remote community of Mapoon with Weipa and the local communities within Weipa and Napranun with the areas north of the Mission River
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