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Hawarden Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Dee, near to Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. It was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (which later became the Great Central Railway), as part of the Chester & Connah's Quay Railway. It opened in 3 August 1889.

The central section, which was designed as a swing bridge to allow shipping to pass, no longer opens and is welded shut. Although the rotating mechanism - hydraulic cylinders attached to a drive chain and sprocket - is still visible beneath the bridge.

The bridge is now part of the Borderlands Line from Wrexham to Bidston.

Hawarden Bridge railway station is on the north side of the bridge, while Shotton station is on the south side.

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Hawarden Bridge and Dee Marsh (photographs by David Sallery)
Photographs from BBC

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+'''Hawarden Bridge''' is a [[railway]] [[bridge]] over the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]], near to [[Shotton, Flintshire|Shotton]], [[Flintshire]], [[Wales]].  It was built by the [[Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]] (which later became the [[Great Central Railway]]), as part of the [[Chester & Connah's Quay Railway]].  It opened in [[3 August]] [[1889]].
-[[Image:Hope & Connah's Quay RJD 139.jpg|right|thumb|Map showing the bridges location]]
-'''Hawarden Bridge''' is a [[railway]] [[bridge]] over the [[River Dee, Wales|River Dee]], near to [[Shotton, Flintshire|Shotton]], [[Flintshire]], [[Wales]].  It was built by the [[Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway]] (which later became the [[Great Central Railway]]), as part of the [[Chester & Connah's Quay Railway]].  It opened in [[3 August]] [[1889]].  The central section could be swung open to allow shipping to pass, although the bridge no longer opens.
+The central section, which was designed as a [[swing bridge]] to allow shipping to pass, no longer opens and is welded shut. Although the rotating mechanism - hydraulic cylinders attached to a drive chain and sprocket - is still visible beneath the bridge.
-The bridge is still in use as part of the [[Borderlands Line]] from [[Wrexham]] to [[Bidston]].  [[Hawarden Bridge railway station|Hawarden Bridge]] railway station is on the north side of the bridge, while [[Shotton railway station|Shotton]] station is on the south side.
+The bridge is now part of the [[Borderlands Line]] from [[Wrexham]] to [[Bidston]].
+[[Hawarden Bridge railway station|Hawarden Bridge]] railway station is on the north side of the bridge, while [[Shotton railway station|Shotton]] station is on the south side.
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