Whitby Swing Bridge

Whitby Swing Bridge
Whitby Swing Bridge
Coordinates54°29′13″N 0°36′46″W / 54.486914°N 0.612701°W / 54.486914; -0.612701
CrossesRiver Esk, North Yorkshire
Characteristics
DesignSwing bridge
Longest span75 ft
Load limit7.5 tons[1]
History
DesignerJ Mitchell Moncrieff
Engineering design byHeenan & Froude[2]
Construction start1908
Construction cost£22,582 (equivalent to £2,973,297 as of 2023),[3]
Opened1909
Location
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Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYCCWeightLimit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Electrical review: Volume 69. 1911
  3. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.