Swing Bridge
The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne, England, connecting Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and lying between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. It is a Grade II* listed structure.Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Grade II* listed bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Newcastle Swing Bridge” and “Swing Bridge, River Tyne”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tyne Bridge and High Level Bridge.
Tyne Bridge
Bridge
Photo: PangolinOne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. Tyne Bridge is situated 380 feet northeast of Swing Bridge.
High Level Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The High Level Bridge is a road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in North East England. It was built by the Hawks family from 5,050 tons of iron.
The Glasshouse
Arts center
Photo: William Nicholson, CC BY 2.0.
The Glasshouse is an international centre for musical education and concerts on the Gateshead bank of Quayside in northern England. Opened in 2004 as Sage Gateshead and occupied by North Music Trust, the venue's original name honours a patron: the accountancy software company The Sage Group. The Glasshouse is situated 1,200 feet east of Swing Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grainger Town and Gateshead.
Grainger Town
Suburb
Photo: EL36ML, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grainger Town is the historic commercial centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It covers approximately 36 ha. Almost all of Grainger Town is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in England.
Gateshead
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne looking across to Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Photo: Tagishsimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city in Tyne and Wear in the north-east of England. It's an industrial but lively, cultural place on the north bank of the River Tyne, with a population of just over 300,000 in 2019, and another half a million residing in its outlying areas.
Swing Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.96749° or 54° 58′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.60767° or 1° 36′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6WX98R+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 560206594OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7658542
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Swing Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “平轉橋”
- Spanish: “puente giratorio del Tyne”
- Spanish: “Puente giratorio del Tyne”
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