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Description: | This postcard shows the Swing Bridge at work in the early 1900s. It was built in 1876 because the High Level Bridge could not accommodate all cross-river traffic. The bridge is turned by a hydraulic system, supplied and fitted by W.G. Armstrong and Company. When open, as shown on the card, vessels can pass through two openings of 31.7 m width. Today the bridge is still manned 24 hours a day and is turned by the same hydraulic engines as it was in 1876. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | buildings and views Newcastle | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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