On the long drive across Australia the highway rarely touches the coast. If you leave the east coast the first time you actually see the ‘sea’ is as you cross the bridge across the upper reaches of Spencer Gulf. The Gulf narrows to 300 m at the Port Augusta bridge, and what one sees is more a river than the sea. However if you do wish to cool off there are three small sandy beaches either side of the bridge, with the main swimming area located immediately south of the eastern bridge approaches (Fig. 4.105). The eastern beach (564) lies at the foot of the main shopping area and is backed by a car park, park and dressing sheds. A fishing jetty runs out across the beach, with a flood light for night fishing and swimming. The old dock area forms the southern boundary of the 250 m long beach, and the old and new bridges the northern boundary. read more

Beach Length: 0.2km