Editing Swing bridge (section)

===United Kingdom===
[[File:Northwich Road swing bridge, Warrington.jpg|thumb|Traffic crossing the Northwich Road swing bridge on the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] at [[Stockton Heath]], [[Warrington]]]]
[[File:Hull And Barnsley River Hull Bridge.jpg|thumb|Hull Docks branch bridge]]In the UK, there is a legal definition in current statute as to what is, or is not a 'swing bridge'<ref>{{Cite book|title=Highways Act 1980|publisher=HMSO|year=1980|location=London}}</ref> 
[[File:Crosskeys Bridge Sutton Bridge Lincolnshire.JPG|thumb|Cross Keys Bridge in [[Sutton Bridge]] which carries the [[A17 road (England)|A17]] over the [[River Nene]] in [[Lincolnshire]] close to the border with [[Norfolk]].]]

* [[Acton swing bridge]] – road
* [[Barmouth Bridge]] – rail
* [[Beccles swing bridge]] – rail
* [[Bell's Bridge]], [[Glasgow]] – pedestrian
* [[Bethells Bridge|Bethells Swing Bridge]]
* [[Boothferry Bridge|Boothferry swing bridge]] at [[Boothferry]], Yorkshire
* [[Caernarfon swing bridge]]
* [[Connaught Crossing]] in [[London Docklands]], built as a low-rising swing bridge to allow marine traffic in the [[Royal Docks]] to pass at a place when the proximity of [[London City Airport]] meant a higher fixed bridge was not practicable.
* [[Cross Keys Bridge]] in [[Sutton Bridge]] – carries the [[A17 road (England)|A17]] road over the River Nene in Lincolnshire
* [[Folkestone Harbour railway station]] – railway bridge on the branch line.
* [[Foxton Swingbridge]] - road bridge over the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal in the village of Foxton. 
* [[Goole railway swing bridge]]
* [[Glasson Dock swing bridge]]
* [[Govan–Partick Bridge]], Glasgow – pedestrian
* [[Hawarden Bridge|Hawarden Railway Bridge]] – rail (now deactivated).<ref>{{cite web|title=Shotton Steelworks – general scenes|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/deeside/pages/photos1.shtml?3 |access-date=1 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111143620/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/sites/deeside/pages/photos1.shtml?1 |archive-date=11 January 2011 }}</ref>
* [[River Hull#Gallery|Hull, England docks branch bridge]] – rail
* [[Kennet and Avon Canal]] at [[Tyle Mill Lock]], [[Sulhamstead]], Berkshire
* [[Kincardine Bridge]] – crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife (now deactivated).
* [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] Has a large number of swing bridges, especially between [[Bingley]] and [[Skipton]] and Burscough and [[Liverpool]]. Many are manually operated, carrying only farm tracks, but a significant number carry road traffic and are mechanised for boater operation.
* [[Manchester Ship Canal]] at [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]], [[Stockton Heath]] and [[Lower Walton]] in [[Warrington]], and also slightly further west at [[Moore, Cheshire|Moore]]. Near the eastern end of the canal in [[City of Salford|Salford]], the [[Barton Road Swing Bridge]] is adjacent to the [[Barton Swing Aqueduct]] – a 234-foot, 800-ton trough holding some 800 tons of water (retained by gates at either end) swings so that it is at right angles to the [[Bridgewater Canal]] to allow ships to pass up the Ship Canal.
* [[Myton Swing Bridge]] - road bridge in [[Kingston upon Hull]]
* [[Oulton Broad swing bridge]] – rail
* [[Reedham Swing Bridge]] ({{Coord|52.55887|1.57237|region:GB_type:landmark}}) – rail
*[[Renfrew Bridge]], Glasgow - road <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/117m-twin-leaf-opening-road-bridge-across-river-clyde-opens-to-traffic-09-05-2025/#:~:text=Constructed%20by%20principal%20contractor%20Graham,open%20for%20marine%20vessel%20passage.| title= £117M twin-leaf opening road bridge across River Clyde opens to traffic| publication-date= 9 May 2025| access-date= 23 May 2025}}</ref>
* [[Ross Bridge, Penzance]]
* [[Sandwich Toll Bridge]] (rebuilt 1892)<ref>{{NHLE|num=1343735|desc=The Toll Bridge|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[Selby swing bridge (1891)|Selby swing bridge]] – rail
* [[Somerleyton swing bridge]]
* [[Trowse Bridge]] at [[Norwich]]. Carries the electrified [[Great Eastern Main Line]] over the [[River Yare]]. It is the only overhead electrified swing bridge in the country.
* [[Swing Bridge, River Tyne|Tyne swing bridge]] at [[Newcastle Upon Tyne]], which has an 85.7-metre cantilevered span with a central axis of rotation able to move through 90° to allow vessels to pass on either side of it.
* [[Whitby Swing Bridge]] over the [[River Esk, North Yorkshire|River Esk]] at [[Whitby]], North Yorkshire, with two swing leaves (though only one is usually opened).
* [[Yar Swing Bridge]], [[Yarmouth, Isle of Wight]]

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File:Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge.JPG|{{center|Bridge with road traffic}}
File:Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge 2.JPG|{{center|Bridge opening}}
File:Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge 4.JPG|{{center|Bridge with canal traffic}}
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