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Somerleyton Swing Bridge

Coordinates: 52°30′44.50″N 1°38′48.75″E / 52.5123611°N 1.6468750°E / 52.5123611; 1.6468750
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Somerleyton Swing Bridge
Coordinates52°30′44.50″N 1°38′48.75″E / 52.5123611°N 1.6468750°E / 52.5123611; 1.6468750
CarriesWherry railway line
CrossesRiver Waveney
LocaleSomerleyton, Suffolk, England
Maintained byNetwork Rail[1][2]
Characteristics
DesignSwing bridge
Width54 feet (16.5 m)[2]
Clearance below8.5 feet (2.59 m)[2]
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (56.5 in)
History
Inaugurated1905
ReplacesPrevious single-track bridge
Location
Map

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

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  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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