Princes Highway from 1935 until 1979. Murray Bridge is now connected by road to Adelaide via the South Eastern Freeway which leads to a newer crossing of the river further south on the Swanport Bridge built in 1979. State road route B35 connects from the north of the town towards Palmer and the central Adelaide Hills and route B36 leads towards Mannum, other river towns and the Sturt Highway. Bus Various bus and coach services are provided in Murray Bridge, the primary operator being LinkSA, operating a service to Adelaide via Mount Barker and local 'Dial-A-Ride' service. Stateliner (formerly Premier Stateliner) stop at Murray Bridge on its south-east services to Mt Gambier. V/Line operate day and night coaches between Adelaide Central bus station and Melbourne, and Firefly to Sydney, both operators service Murray Bridge. Airport Murray Bridge Airport is nine kilometres north of the town, but does not have any scheduled services. Walking Trails The Lavender Federation Trail is a long-distance walking trail () that extends from Murray Bridge along the eastern Mount Lofty Ranges to Clare. Sister cities Murray Bridge has two sister cities. Laredo, Texas, United States of America Sanmenxia, China Gallery Notable residents Danielle Catanzariti Bryn Coudraye Jacqui Delaney Paul Berryman Ben Dougall Donald Dunstan (governor) Stephen Edward Foster David Gulpilil actor, d. 2021 Jo Hill James McRae Simon Overland Clement Semmler James Smith Ben Wilden Chad Wingard Peter O'Brien (actor) Alby Mangels Alex Bolt Deadly Nannas (Ngarrindjeri singers) See also List of cities and towns in South Australia List of crossings of the Murray River List of islands within the Murray River in South Australia Long Island Recreation Park St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge References External links Rural City of Murray Bridge Australian Bureau of Statistics - Murray Bridge Big Stories, Small Towns Online documentary featuring video, digital stories and photo essays about Murray Bridge The Murray Valley Standard - local news Towns in South Australia Cities in South Australia Bridges in South Australia Bridges completed in 1879 Bridges completed in 1927 Road-rail bridges Populated places on the Murray River Australian soldier settlements 1924 establishments in Australia Populated places established in 1924