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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

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. [1]

It is named after the nearby Suffolk village of Somerleyton. It is one of only four remaining railway swing bridges over the Norfolk Broads.

References

  1. ^ "Somerleyton Swing Bridge". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

52°30′44.50″N 1°38′48.75″E / 52.5123611°N 1.6468750°E / 52.5123611; 1.6468750