The Murray River in south-eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. This article lists and briefly describes all of the recognised crossing points. Many of these had also developed as river ports for transport of goods along the Murray. Now almost every significant town along the river has a bridge or vehicle-carrying cable ferry nearby.

The crossings are listed in order starting from the Murray Mouth and proceeding upstream.

South Australia Image Crossing Coordinates Location Built Description Notes Hindmarsh Island Bridge Hindmarsh Island-Goolwa 2001 The controversial bridge replaced a ferry in March 2001 Narrung Ferry Narrung crosses The Narrows between Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert Named "Cockatoo" Wellington Ferry Wellington Named " Heron" Tailem Bend Ferry Tailem Bend-Jervois Named "Dotterel" Swanport Bridge Murray Bridge1979 At the end of the South Eastern Freeway Murray Bridge 1927 Railway bridge Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Murray River road bridge, Murray Bridge 1879 Shared road and rail bridge from 1886 until separate rail bridge built Mannum Ferry Mannum Two parallel ferries Upper Crossing Named "Pelican" and Lower Crossing Named "Water Hen" Purnong Ferry Purnong This is the narrowest crossing in South Australia Named "Stilt II" Walker Flat Ferry Walker Flat Named "Rosella" Swan Reach Ferry Swan Reach Named "Swan" Old Blanchetown Bridge Blanchetown1963 The first major prestressed concrete highway bridge in South Australia. Replaced a ferry crossing established in 1869. In the 1990s it was found to not be structurally sound enough to safely carry B-double trucks. Until a new bridge could be built, these were diverted from near Monash via Morgan on the Goyder and Thiele Highways to rejoin the Sturt Highway at Gawler, thus travelling further but avoiding the Kingston and Blanchetown bridges. Blanchetown Bridge 1998 Incrementally launched post tensioned concrete box-girder bridge, built by York Civil. Replacement bridge on the Sturt Highway immediately north of the 1963 bridge. Morgan Ferry Morgan Named "Coot" Cadell Ferry Cadell Named "Albatross II" Waikerie Ferry Waikerie Named " Quail" Kingston on Murray bridge Kingston on Murray 1969 Sturt Highway A bridge replaced a ferry Berri Bridge Berri1997 A bridge replaced two ferries Lyrup Ferry Lyrup Named "Kingfisher" Paringa Bridge Paringa-Renmark1926 Sturt Highway, liftspan bridge - one lane of traffic each way with pedestrian/bike path in the middle on the former railway alignment.

As the ferries are registered as boats, each one has a name, usually named after a waterbird. As of July 2025, the ferry names are: Narrung: Cockatoo Wellington: Heron Tailem Bend: Dotterel Mannum large (downstream): Water Hen Mannum (small, upstream): Pelican Purnong: Stilt II Walker Flat: Rosella Swan Reach: Swan Morgan: Coot Cadell: Albatross II Waikerie: Quail Lyrup: Kingfisher

In Victoria and New South Wales The south bank of the river forms the border between these two states and former colonies, so in many cases there is a town on each side of the river. If two towns are named in this list, the Victorian one is first for clarity and consistency.

Most of the bridges downstream of Echuca are liftspan bridges to enable paddlesteamer traffic to pass underneath even in times of high water flow.

The Hume, Newell and Sturt Highway bridges are owned and managed by the Federal Government. The others are the responsibility of New South Wales and Victoria.

Image Crossing Coordinates Location Built Description Notes Abbotsford Bridge Yelta to Curlwaa 1928 235 metres (771 ft) long, single lane lift bridge George Chaffey Bridge Mildura to Buronga 1985 331 metres (1,086 ft) long, 9.8 metres (32.2 ft) wide bridge carrying the Sturt Highway Robinvale-Euston Bridge Robinvale to Euston 2006 Replaced a single-lane lift-span road/rail bridge that was opened in 1927 as part of the abandoned Lette railway line.. Tooleybuc Bridge Piangil to Tooleybuc 1925 timber and steel truss, single-lane restriction on lift span Nyah Bridge Nyah to Koraleigh 1941 104 metres (341.2 ft), central lift span Speewa Ferry Speewa Two-car capacity, 8 tonne (8.8 t) load limit. Upstream is a private ferry to Beveridge Island (part of Victoria); it crosses a Little Murray anabranch, but that is now the main navigable channel. Swan Hill Bridge Swan Hill 1896 Two lanes except central lift span; 116 metres (380.6 ft) Gonn Crossing Bridge Murrabit to Ballbank 1926 103 metres (338 ft) Lift-span road/rail bridge, opened as part of the Stony Crossing railway line; road only since the railway closed in 1964. Barham Bridge Koondrook to Barham 1904 liftspan bridge, 99 metres (325 ft) Dhungala Bridge Echuca to Moama 2022 Cobb Highway crossing Echuca-Moama Bridge (road) 1879 built as joint road/rail bridge, bypassed in 2022, local traffic only Echuca-Moama Bridge (rail) 1989 rail Barmah Bridge Barmah 1966 168 metres (551.2 ft) replaced ferryAnnual report for year ended 30 June 1966 Country Roads Board page 24 Tocumwal Bridge Tocumwal 1895 originally a road/rail bridge Edward Hillson Bridge 1987 Newell Highway 212 metres (695.5 ft) long, 12 metres (39.4 ft) wide Old Cobram-Barooga Bridge Cobram to Barooga 1902 Old liftspan timber truss bridge (now pedestrian only) Cobram-Barooga Bridge 2006 New concrete bridge built immediately upstream of the old bridge Yarrawonga Weir Yarrawonga to Mulwala 1939 Weir Road, one lane along the weir wall - originally designated as a stock route. Permanently closed to traffic in 2021. Yarrawonga Rail Bridge 1989 railway bridge, replaced earlier wooden bridge and earthen embankment Mulwala Bridge 1924 Crosses Lake Mulwala, 488 metres (1,601 ft) John Foord Bridge Wahgunyah to Corowa 1892 retained for local traffic Federation Bridge 2005 Two lanes wide and 195 metres (639.8 ft) long, with a 95 metres (311.7 ft) approach bridge on the NSW side. John Conway Bourke Bridge Howlong 2001 Commemorates the first carrier of mail from Sydney in 1838 to what would later be called Melbourne Lincoln Causeway/Union Bridge Wodonga to Albury 1961 (though first bridge opened 1861) 4 lanes, 92 metres (301.8 ft) long, widened 1990 Albury-Wodonga Railway Bridge 1888 Originally double track - one Broad gauge plus one Standard gauge. Broad gauge track disconnected following conversion of the North East Victorian broad gauge line to standard gauge in 2010. Spirit of Progress Bridge 2006 New Hume Highway bridge, named after the Spirit of Progress train. Island Road Bridge Thurgoona to the Island Heywood Bridge Hume Dam to Bonegilla 1984 124 metres (406.8 ft) long. Between Albury and here there is a bridge near the airport, to Bonegilla Island. Bonegilla Bridge Hume Dam to Bonegilla 1941 The Hume Weir wall, now closed to motorised traffic. single lane, 91 metres (298.6 ft) Bethanga Bridge Bellbridge 1930 on the Riverina Highway across Lake Hume Wymah Ferry Wymah upstream end of Lake Hume, 2-car capacity, 11 tonne (12.1 t) load limit Jingellic Bridge Jingellic 1959 156 metres (511.8 ft) Tintaldra Bridge Tintaldra 1959 steel truss bridge 185 metres (607 ft) Towong Bridge Towong 1938 61 metres (200.1 ft) long Bringenbrong Bridge Bringenbrong 1961 87 metres (285.4 ft) long, near Corryong on the Alpine Way Indi Bridge 1961 Connects the Indi homestead in NSW to the Upper Murray Road. Steel girder, with concrete piles and a concrete deck. Single lane, 3.7 metres (12 ft) wide. Biggara Bridge Biggara 1951 Tom Groggin Bridge Tom Groggin Private bridges to Tom Groggin Station: low level for vehicles; higher-level suspension bridge for pedestrians when the other is flooded.

See also List of Australian ferries List of Darling River distances List of Murray River distances List of Murrumbidgee River distances Murray–Darling basin includes useful chart of tributaries

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