Whitby Swing Bridge
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Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
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Whitby Swing Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 54.486914°N 0.612701°W / 54.486914; -0.612701 |
Crosses | River Esk, North Yorkshire |
Characteristics | |
Design | Swing bridge |
Longest span | 75 ft |
Load limit | 7.5 tons[1] |
History | |
Designer | J Mitchell Moncrieff |
Engineering design by | Heenan & Froude[2] |
Construction start | 1908 |
Construction cost | £22,582 (equivalent to £2,973,297 as of 2023),[3] |
Opened | 1909 |
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