Blanchetown is a small township in South Australia,
on the (west) bank of the Murray River, 130 km
northeast of Adelaide. The Blanchetown Bridge is
the western-most (and farthest downstream) of
the four crossings of the Sturt Highway over the
Murray River. During the nineteenth century
Blanchetown was an important transportation
centre on the lower Murray. In modern times
Blanchetown has been described as "a strange
mixture of historic buildings and temporary shacks
built by holidaymakers on the banks of the river".
Blanchetown is widely regarded as the entrance to
the Riverland district.