Somerleyton Swing Bridge

Double-track railway swing bridge in United Kingdom

52°30′44.50″N 1°38′48.75″E / 52.5123611°N 1.6468750°E / 52.5123611; 1.6468750CarriesWherry railway lineCrossesRiver WaveneyLocaleSomerleyton, Suffolk, EnglandMaintained byNetwork Rail[1][2]CharacteristicsDesignSwing bridgeWidth54 feet (16.5 m)[2]Clearance below8.5 feet (2.59 m)[2]Rail characteristicsNo. of tracks2Track gauge1,435 mm (56.5 in)HistoryInaugurated1905ReplacesPrevious single-track bridgeLocationMap

Somerleyton Swing Bridge is a railway swing bridge over the River Waveney on the Norfolk-Suffolk border.

It was built in 1905 to carry the double tracked Norwich to Lowestoft Line over the river, replacing a previous single tracked bridge.[3] It is 400 metres (1,300 ft) west of Somerleyton railway station and near the Suffolk village of Somerleyton. It is one of only four remaining railway swing bridges crossing rivers in The Broads.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Swing bridge renewals". www.networkrail.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Bridge heights and openings". www.broads-authority.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Somerleyton Swing Bridge". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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