The Elizabeth River Bridge is a road bridge which crosses Elizabeth River about south of the

Darwin city centre Darwin City (also referred to as ''Darwin city centre'' or ''The CBD'') is a suburb in metropolitan Darwin which comprises the original settlement, the central business district, parkland and other built-up areas. It is the traditional country ...

, in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

of Australia. The bridge carries the Channel Island Road over the river from the suburb of

Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

to the locality of Wickham. The bridge was established as part of the infrastructure works associated with the

Channel Island Power Station Channel Island Power Station is the largest power station in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is positioned on an island in the Middle Arm of Darwin Harbour, supplying electricity to the Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System. It is curr ...

. During the 2001-2002 financial year, its width was increased to accommodate the Adelaide-Darwin railway. It is long.

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Bridges completed in the 20th century Road bridges in the Northern Territory Railway bridges in Australia 1980s establishments in Australia Concrete bridges in Australia {{NorthernTerritory-stub