Bow Bridge, Western Australia
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Bow Bridge is a small town in the Great Southern of Western Australia
. It is located between Denmark
and Walpole
on the South Coast Highway
. It also situated on the Bow River
.
Farms were established in the area prior to 1917.
The townsite now consists primarily of the roadhouse
that overlooks the bridge. The roadhouse was established prior to 1960 and operates as a fuel station, post office
, grocery store and cafe.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It is located between Denmark
Denmark, Western Australia
Denmark is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, south-south-east of the state capital of Perth. At the 2006 census, Denmark had a population of 2,732.-History:...
and Walpole
Walpole, Western Australia
Walpole is a town in Western Australia, 432 km SSE of Perth and 66 km west of Denmark.Walpole lies very close to the northern point of the 100-hectare Walpole Inlet, from which it takes its name....
on the South Coast Highway
South Coast Highway
South Coast Highway is a Western Australia highway. It is a part of the Highway 1 network.With a length of , it runs from Esperance to Walpole roughly in parallel to the Western Australia's south coast...
. It also situated on the Bow River
Bow River (Western Australia)
The Bow River is a river in the great southern region of Western Australia, not to be confused with Bow River in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia....
.
Farms were established in the area prior to 1917.
The townsite now consists primarily of the roadhouse
Roadhouse
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that overlooks the bridge. The roadhouse was established prior to 1960 and operates as a fuel station, post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, grocery store and cafe.