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Name: Newcastle Swing Bridge (view items)
Industry type: Transportation
Industry: Highway
Country: Great Britain
State/County/Province: Tyne And Wear
City: Newcastle
Start year: 1873
End year: 0
Company: unknown
Notes: The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne connects Gateshead and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Construction begun 1873, opened to road and river traffic summer of 1876. The bridge is swung using the original hydraulic mechanism installed in the 1870s.