Swing Bridge

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Swing Bridge is a historic movable road bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, that spans the River Tyne and can rotate to allow ships to pass.

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Swing Bridge canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure
listed building
movable bridge
road bridge
canRotate yes
carries pedestrians
road traffic
connects Gateshead
Newcastle upon Tyne
constructionStartDate 1868
country United Kingdom
crosses River Tyne
currentPowerSource electric motors
designer Sir W. G. Armstrong & Company
engineer William George Armstrong
linked to: William Armstrong
followedBy Tyne Bridge
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasFunction allows ships to pass by rotating
provides road crossing over River Tyne
hasLength approximately 171 metres
hasMainSpan approximately 85 metres
hasNumberOfLanes 2
hasNumberOfSpans 2
hasWidth approximately 14 metres
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
heritageDesignationDate 1976
inaugurationDate 1876
isTouristAttraction yes
locatedInHeritageArea Tyne Gorge
location England
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
United Kingdom
maintainedBy Gateshead Council
Newcastle City Council
materialUsed steel
wrought iron
movableSpanType swing
movementMechanism hydraulic power
openingDate 1876
originalPowerSource hydraulic engines
partOf crossings of the River Tyne
precededBy High Level Bridge
region North East England
replaced Old Tyne Bridge
linked to: Tyne Bridge
rotationAxis central pier

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River Tyne crossedBy Swing Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne hasRiverCrossing Swing Bridge
subject linked to: New Castle, England
High Level Bridge locatedNear Swing Bridge