Hamley Bridge is a community in South Australia located at the junction of the rivers Gilbert and Light and the site of a former railway junction. Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ...

Hamley Bridge is a beautifully situated small town, nestled in a picturesque valley between the rivers Gilbert and Light and literally a town of bridges. Named by the government of the day, in honour of the Acting Governor Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hamley, whose wife laid the foundation stone of the River Light Railway Bridge on 25 July 1868. See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Other settlements in the area had commenced in the early 1860s, and it was not until 1868 that the junction of the two rivers came under notice as a possible site for a township. The northern railway was extended from Roseworthy to Tarlee during 1868 and a bridge, said to be the highest in the state, was built over the River Light. Another line extends to the towns of Owen and Balaklava. Roseworthy (34°32′ S 138°44′ E) is a town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler. ... Tarlee (34°16′S 138°46′E, postcode 5411, altitude 246 m) is a town in South Australia. ... Owen (34°16′S 138°32′E, postcode 5460) is a rural community in the heart of the Adelaide Plains. ... The town of Balaklava (, population 1365, postcode 5461) is located in South Australia, 92 kilometres north of Adelaide in the Mid North region. ...

A railway station was established a few hundred metres north of it in 1880 and was at first known as Alma Railway Station. The stone building, occupied as a private residence today, represents the fine architecture of the era and is heritage listed along with the signal box and water tanks, and two of the bridges over the River Light.

External links

• Australian Explorer: Hamley Bridge
• Hamley Bridge, South Australia

Coordinates: 34°21′S 138°41′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...