Algebuckina Bridge, on the Oodnadatta track

Algebuckina Bridge with 1948 FJ Holden

Algebuckina Bridge

Algebuckina bridge

Algebuckina bridge

Neales River

This rusting monument to the Victorian era spans the Neales River, an area prone to flooding, and the impressive engineering still dominates its surroundings 125 years after its official opening. Long disused three graves lie nearby, and a rusty 1948 FJ Holden that was hit by a train as it tried to cross the bridge in a flood

With a total length of 580m long, built in the remote heat of an area west of Lake Eyre and near the southern reaches of the Simpson desert, its worth a stop, if only to cool off in the river.