Kennedy Bridge, Bundaberg, Heritage road bridge in Bundaberg, Australia

Kennedy Bridge is a metal road bridge crossing Saltwater Creek in Bundaberg. It measures about 49 meters long and 7 meters wide, and was built to improve traffic flow through the growing town.

A timber bridge known as Adam's Bridge, the district's first, was built after 1872 when local landowner Walter Adams deliberately underbid to keep the project within the government estimate. It was replaced in 1878 by a second timber bridge opened by Queensland Governor Arthur Kennedy, for whom it was named. The present single-span metal truss bridge, designed by A.B. Brady, opened in December 1899, funded under the Local Works Loan Act of 1880 with the Bundaberg Town Council and Woongarra Divisional Board bearing two-thirds of the cost.

The bridge displays classical architecture in its concrete pylons, reflecting late 19th century design choices. Walking across it shows how engineers of that era combined practical engineering with formal aesthetics.

The bridge carries two lanes of vehicle traffic on Bourbong Street and has a separate pedestrian pathway on its southern side. Pedestrians can safely walk on the dedicated path while vehicles use the roadway.

The roadway is made from steel trough plates filled with concrete and covered with a tarred surface. This construction method was innovative in the 1890s and shows the experimental iron-building techniques of that era.