Known locally as the 'Silver Link', it not only connects the towns of Ayr and Home Hill, but forms a vital transport link between North Queensland and the rest of the state. Taking a walk across the 'Silver Link' offers visitors completely unobstructed views of the mighty Burdekin River.
Taking ten years to complete, the bridge was opened in 1957. It replaced a low-level traffic bridge and a rail bridge. Remnants of the old rail bridge can be seen just downstream from the Burdekin River Bridge.
Visitors wanting to experience walking across the Burdekin River Bridge will need to pull off the highway on the Ayr side heading South, find a park near the stairs and walk up to the bridge access from there. You can then walk along the pedestrian walkway onto the bridge. Walking across to the other side during the sugarcane harvesting season gives you a good view of the sugarcane bins in the holding yard of the Inkerman Sugar Mill.
For more detailed information on the Burdekin River Bridge, call into the Burdekin Gateway Visitor Information Centre in Home Hill.
Pull off the highway on the Ayr side heading South., Ayr 4807 View Map
Pull off the highway on the Ayr side heading South. , Ayr 4807