Bridgewater, South Australia
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| Bridgewater South Australia |
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| Postcode: | 5155 |
| LGA: | Adelaide Hills Council |
| State District: | electoral district of Heysen |
| Federal Division: | Division of Mayo |
Bridgewater is a town in the Adelaide Hills, southeast of Adelaide in South Australia. It is in the Adelaide Hills Council, and is in the state electoral district of Heysen and the federal electorate of the Division of Mayo. It is also where the Foreign Minister of Australia, Alexander Downer lives. It is the former end of the Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line. This route was last used in the late 1980s. The railway was converted to standard gauge and continues to be the main line from Adelaide to Melbourne, but no trains stop here.
Originally settled as Cox Creek, it was renamed Bridgewater when the flour mill was built by John Dunn, who named it after Bridgwater in Somerset, England.
Major Townships: Birdwood | Echunga | Gumeracha | Hahndorf | Littlehampton | Lobethal | Macclesfield | Meadows | Mount Barker | Oakbank | Stirling | Woodside
Attractions: Mount Lofty Botanic Garden | SteamRanger | Heysen Trail
See Also: List of towns in the Adelaide Hills | Wine regions of South Australia | Adelaide
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