Hindmarsh Island Bridge
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Hindmarsh Island Bridge is a road bridge in South Australia that became nationally known as the focus of a major legal and cultural dispute involving Indigenous heritage and development interests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindmarsh Island Bridge canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | road bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy
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Ngarrindjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
motor vehicles
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road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Goolwa
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Hindmarsh Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| controversyPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| controversyType |
cultural heritage dispute
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planning and development dispute ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crosses | Goolwa Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | high-level fixed-span bridge ⓘ |
| developer | Chapman family interests ⓘ |
| heritageIssue | claims of secret women’s business ⓘ |
| impact |
facilitated marina and housing development
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increased tourism to Hindmarsh Island ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Alexandrina Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Murray region
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Murray River mouth area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hindmarsh Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Coorong region
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Murray Mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Indigenous heritage controversy
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conflict between development and cultural heritage protection ⓘ legal dispute over Aboriginal sacred sites ⓘ |
| opened | 2001 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ngarrindjeri women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Goolwa–Hindmarsh Island road link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve access to Hindmarsh Island
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support residential and marina development ⓘ |
| region | Fleurieu Peninsula area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | ferry service to Hindmarsh Island ⓘ |
| river | Murray River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Royal Commission into Hindmarsh Island Bridge
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federal court cases on Aboriginal heritage protection ⓘ public protests in South Australia ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
South Australian Government
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development interests ⓘ |
| transportFunction | local road connection ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.