Swing Bridge
E551461
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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ movable bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| canRotate | yes ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrians
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Gateshead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPowerSource | electric motors ⓘ |
| designer | Sir W. G. Armstrong & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | William George Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tyne Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Gateshead Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newcastle City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
steel
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| movableSpanType | swing ⓘ |
| movementMechanism | hydraulic power ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1876 ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | hydraulic engines ⓘ |
| partOf | crossings of the River Tyne ⓘ |
| precededBy | High Level Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| replaced | Old Tyne Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationAxis | central pier ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Newcastle upon Tyne