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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road bridge
associatedWith Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy NERFINISHED
Ngarrindjeri people NERFINISHED
carries motor vehicles
road traffic
connects Goolwa NERFINISHED
Hindmarsh Island NERFINISHED
constructionStart late 1990s
controversyPeriod 1990s
controversyType cultural heritage dispute
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
increased tourism to Hindmarsh Island
jurisdiction Alexandrina Council NERFINISHED
legalFramework Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Lower Murray region NERFINISHED
Murray River mouth area NERFINISHED
material concrete
namedAfter Hindmarsh Island NERFINISHED
near Coorong region NERFINISHED
Murray Mouth NERFINISHED
notableFor Indigenous heritage controversy
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
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 NERFINISHED
federal court cases on Aboriginal heritage protection
public protests in South Australia
supportedBy South Australian Government NERFINISHED
development interests
transportFunction local road connection

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Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy mainSubject Hindmarsh Island Bridge
Goolwa connectedBy Hindmarsh Island Bridge
Hindmarsh Island connectedBy Hindmarsh Island Bridge
Hindmarsh Island crossedBy Hindmarsh Island Bridge