Skeldergate Bridge

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Skeldergate Bridge is a 19th-century iron road bridge in York, England, notable for its ornate Victorian design and role in connecting the city across the River Ouse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf iron bridge
road bridge
swing bridge
architecturalStyle Victorian
city City of York
connects Bishopgate Street
Skeldergate
constructionStartDate 1878
country United Kingdom
crosses River Ouse
crossesInCity River Ouse in central York
designedBy George Gordon Page
era 19th century
function carries pedestrians
carries road traffic
hasCentralSpanType swing span
hasDesignFeature cast-iron parapets
central swing span
decorative lamps
ornate ironwork
stone abutments
hasNumberOfSpans 3
hasOrnamentationStyle Victorian decorative ironwork
heritageDesignationDate 20 June 1983
heritageStatus Grade II listed building
locatedInHistoricCity historic centre of York
location England
North Yorkshire
York
maintainedBy City of York Council
material cast iron
wrought iron
namedAfter Skeldergate
nearbyLandmark Clifford's Tower
Ouse Bridge
York city walls
openingDate 1881
partOf transport infrastructure of York
region Yorkshire and the Humber
replaced Skeldergate Ferry
riverBankConnection east bank of River Ouse
west bank of River Ouse
swingMechanismDecommissioned 1970s
tollsAbolished 1914
usedFor pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
wasOperatedAsTollBridge true

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River Ouse hasBridge Skeldergate Bridge
Baile Hill near Skeldergate Bridge