The road leading to the low-level Duke of Wellington Bridge in the town’s north has crumbled into the fast-flowing Bell River as it links up to the swollen Macquarie River at a vicious 90-degree right angle.
For years the erosive flood-flows of the Bell in full-flight were mitigated by the fact the Bell entered the Macquarie in a gently sweeping bend, which lessened the impact and erosive force...
