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==Examples== <!--[[List of swing bridges]] redirects to this section; please correct that redirect if this section heading is changed. Thanks! --> [[File:Govt bridge anim2.gif|thumb|[[Government Bridge]] across the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] has a swing section for river traffic traversing [[Lock and Dam No. 15|Lock and Dam 15]]]] ===Albania=== * [[Buna (Adriatic Sea)|Buna river]] Bridge, in [[Shkodra]], Albania. ===Argentina=== * [[Puente de la Mujer]], an asymmetrical cable-stayed span. ===Australia=== * [[Gladesville Bridge#1881 bridge|Gladesville Bridge]], Sydney. Opened 1881, closed 1964 and demolished; had a small swing span on the southern end. * [[Pyrmont Bridge]], Sydney. Opened 1902. Closed to traffic 1988. Still in use as a pedestrian bridge. * [[Glebe Island Bridge]], Sydney. Opened 1903. Tramway defunct. Closed to traffic, 1995; supplanted by [[Anzac Bridge]]. Still in existence. * [[Hay Bridge, New South Wales#Former bridge|Hay Bridge]], [[Hay, New South Wales]]. Opened 1873, demolished 1973. Replaced by a fixed concrete bridge. * [[Victoria Bridge, Townsville|Victoria Bridge]], Townsville, Queensland. Opened 1889, closed to traffic 1975. Still in use as a foot bridge. * [[Sale Swing Bridge]], Sale, Victoria. Opened 1883. Closed to traffic in 2002. Restored to full working order in 2006. * Dunalley Bridge, [[Dunalley, Tasmania]]. Still in use. ===Belgium=== * [[Verbindingsbrug]], Zeebrugge. Opened in May 2022. With a length of 130 metres and a passage width of 55 metres, it is the longest swing bridge in Europe.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/22/in-zeebrugge-is-de-gloednieuwe-verbindingsbrug-feestelijk-geopen/ | title=Gloednieuwe brug in Zeebrugge feestelijk geopend: "Het is de langste beweegbare draaibrug van Europa" | VRT NWS: Nieuws | date=22 May 2022 }}</ref> ===Belize=== * [[Swing Bridge (Belize)|Belize City Swing Bridge]], Belize City, Belize. Oldest such bridge in Central America and one of the few manually operated swing bridge in world still in operation. (Restored in the 2000s) ===Canada=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Bridge Name ! Waterway ! Co-ordinates ! Status ! Comments |- | [[Cambie Street Bridge]] Connaught Bridge | [[False Creek]], Vancouver, [[British Columbia]] | {{Coord|49|16|19|N|123|6|54|W|scale:50000_type:landmark_region:CA-BC|name=Cambie Street Bridge}} | Demolished/replaced (1985), formerly vehicle, pedestrian & streetcar traffic | Short documentary "Swingspan" tells the history of the bridge and its demolition. |- | [[Canso Canal Bridge]] | [[Canso Canal]], Nova Scotia | {{Coord|45|38|50|N|61|24|45|W|scale:50000_type:landmark_region:CA-NS|name=Canso Swing Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle/Rail Traffic | Links Nova Scotia mainland with [[Cape Breton Island]] with 2 traffic lanes of [[Highway 104]] (the [[Trans-Canada Highway]]) as well as a single track railway line operated by the [[Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway]] (CBNS). |- | [[CNR Bridge]] | [[Fraser River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|11|50|N|122|55|24|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=CNR Bridge}} | Still swings, Rail Traffic | Between [[Queensborough, British Columbia|Queensborough]] in [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] and the mainland |- | [[Derwent Way Bridge]] | [[Fraser River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|11|09|N|122|55|55|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Derwent Way Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle/Rail Traffic | Between [[Queensborough, British Columbia|Queensborough]] in [[New Westminster, British Columbia]] and [[Annacis Island]] in [[Delta, British Columbia]] |- | [[Fredericton Railway Bridge]] | [[Fredericton]], New Brunswick | {{Coord|45|57|25|N|66|37|43|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Fredericton Train Bridge}} | No longer swings, pedestrian traffic. | Constructed in 1887 and opened 1889. Last train on the bridge was in 1996. |- | [[Grand Narrows Bridge]] | [[Barra Strait]], [[Bras d'Or Lake]], Nova Scotia | {{Coord|45|57|35.75|N|60|48|1.03|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-NS|name=Grand Narrows Bridge}} | Was last opened for marine traffic on December 30, 2014 remaining open for marine traffic since that date, no longer swings, Rail Traffic cannot cross. | Carrying the [[Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway]] (CBNS). |- | [[Hog's Back Bridge]] | [[Rideau Canal]], Ottawa, [[Ontario]] | {{Coord|45|22|11|N|75|41|54|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Hog's Back Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle Traffic | This bridge swings from one end. There is an adjacent fixed bridge over [[Hog's Back Falls]] |- | Iron Bridge | Third [[Welland Canal]], [[Thorold, Ontario]] | {{Coord|43|08|15|N|79|10|38|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Iron Bridge}} | No longer swings, Rail Traffic | Carrying the [[Canadian National Railway|CNR]] Grimsby Subdivision over the third Welland Canal. |- | Kaministiquia River Swing Bridge | [[Kaministiquia River]], [[Thunder Bay]], Ontario | {{Coord|48|21|31|N|89|17|15|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Kaministiquia River Swing Bridge}} | No longer swings. Road and rail traffic only. Currently closed due to 29 October 2013 fire<ref>{{cite news|title=Burned bridge fate in CN's hands, officials say|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/burned-bridge-fate-in-cn-s-hands-officials-say-1.2303194|access-date=31 October 2013|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=31 October 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103083113/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/burned-bridge-fate-in-cn-s-hands-officials-say-1.2303194|archive-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> | Built in 1908 by Grand Trunk Railway; currently owned by the [[Canadian National Railway|CNR]] |- | [[Little Current Swing Bridge]] | [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]], [[Little Current, Ontario]] | {{Coord|45|58|48|N|81|54|50|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Little Current Swing Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle Traffic (formerly rail) | Built by Algoma Eastern Railway, 1913 |- | [[Montrose Swing Bridge]] | [[Welland River]], [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]] | {{Coord|43|02|45|N|79|07|11|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Montrose Swing Bridge}} | No longer swings, Rail Traffic | Formerly [[Canada Southern Railway]], now [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]] |- | [[Moray Bridge]] | Middle Arm of the [[Fraser River]], [[Richmond, British Columbia]] | {{Coord|49|11|30|N|123|08|13|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Moray Bridge}} | Still swings; Eastbound Vehicle Traffic | Connects [[Sea Island (British Columbia)|Sea Island]], Richmond, BC (location of [[Vancouver International Airport]]) to [[Lulu Island]], Richmond, BC |- | [[New Westminster Bridge]] | [[Fraser River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|12|29|N|122|53|38|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=New Westminster Bridge}} | Still swings, Rail Traffic, formerly had 2nd deck for vehicles | Between [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]] and [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]. |- | [[Pitt River Bridge]] | [[Pitt River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|14|52|N|122|43|44|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Pitt River Bridge}} | No longer swings, Vehicle Traffic | Twin side-by-side bridges connecting [[Port Coquitlam, British Columbia]] to [[Pitt Meadows, British Columbia]] |- | Pitt River Railway Bridge | [[Pitt River]], British Columbia | {{Coord|49|14|42|N|122|44|01|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Pitt River Bridge}} | Still swings – Rail Traffic | (Please Contribute) |- | [[Wasauksing Swing Bridge|Wasauksing (Rose Point) Swing Bridge]] | South Channel, [[Georgian Bay]], near [[Parry Sound, Ontario]] | {{Coord|45|18|54|N|80|2|40|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Wasauksing Swing Bridge}} | Still swings, Vehicle Traffic (formerly rail) | Links [[Wasauksing First Nation]] (Parry Island) to the mainland at Rose Point |- | [[Welland Canal, Bridge 15]] | [[Welland Recreational Waterway]], [[Welland, Ontario]] | {{Coord|42|58|37|N|79|15|21|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Welland Canal, Bridge 15}} | No longer swings, Rail Traffic | Built by [[Canada Southern Railway]], {{Circa|1910}}. Now operated by [[Trillium Railway]] |- | Welland Canal, Bridge 20 Approach Span | 2nd and 3rd [[Welland Canal]], [[Port Colborne, Ontario]] | {{Coord|42|53|14|N|79|14|58|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-ON|name=Welland Canal, Bridge 20 approach}} | No longer swings, Abandoned (formerly rail) | Abandoned 1998 when adjacent [[Vertical-lift bridge]] was dismantled. |- | Bergen Cut-off Bridge | [[Red River of the North|Red River]], Winnipeg, [[Manitoba]] | {{Coord|49|56|49|N|97|5|53|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-MB|name=Bergen Cut-off Railway Bridge}} | Centre span permanently in open position, allowing unrestricted river traffic | Decommissioned CPR railway bridge (last used in 1946)<br />Superstructure built by Dominion Bridge Co. 1913–1914 |- |Pont CN-Du port |[[Lachine Canal]], Montreal, [[Quebec]] |{{Coord|45|29|24.9|N|73|33|26.1|W|scale:10000_type:landmark_region:CA-QC|name=Canal Lachine Bridge}} |No longer swings. |Abandoned CN railway swing bridge in the middle of Lachine Canal. Constructed in 1912 by the [[Dominion Bridge Company]] for the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://login.ville.montreal.qc.ca/sso/jsp/login_ex.jsp?site2pstoretoken=v1.2~029464B5~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p_error_code=&p_submit_url=https%3A%2F%2Flogin.ville.montreal.qc.ca%2Fsso%2Fauth&p_cancel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fville.montreal.qc.ca%2Fpls%2Fportal%2FPORTAL.home&ssousername=|title=Connection|website=login.ville.montreal.qc.ca}}</ref> The pivot system and the cockpit are still in place, but the bridge has not been operational since the late 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P103/8-79_parcs_canada.pdf | title=Lieu historique national du Canal-de-Lachine | language=fr | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812024226/https://ocpm.qc.ca/sites/ocpm.qc.ca/files/pdf/P103/8-79_parcs_canada.pdf | archive-date=2021-08-12}}</ref> |} ===China=== * {{ill|Jintang Bridge (Tianjin)|zh|金汤桥}}, across [[Hai River]] in Tianjin ===Denmark=== * [[Lille Langebro]] Pedestrian double swing bridge crossing the inner harbour at Copenhagen.<ref name="Williams">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Fran |title=WilkinsonEyre creates £9m cycle and pedestrian bridge for Copenhagen harbour |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/wilkinsoneyre-creates-9m-cycle-and-pedestrian-bridge-for-copenhagen-harbour?tkn=1 |access-date=10 January 2022 |publisher=Architects Journal |date=14 August 2019}}</ref> * Naestved Svingbro, Horizontal clearance 42.0m. Carries a 14m-wide trunk road over the Naestved Canal.<ref>[https://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/naestved-svingbro Naestved Svingbro]</ref> ===Egypt=== [[File:El Ferdan Railway Bridge.jpg|thumb|El Ferdan Railway Bridge in [[Egypt]]; the longest swing bridge in the world, runs from the east of the [[Suez Canal]] to the west into [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]]. It is left open most of the time to allow sailing ships to pass in the canal, only closing during the passage of trains.]] * The longest swing bridge span is 340 metres, by the [[El Ferdan Railway Bridge]] across the [[Suez Canal]]. ===Estonia=== * The Admiral Bridge (''Admiralisild'') is a pedestrian bridge in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]], connecting two parts of the [[Old City Harbour]]. It allows access to the Admiralty Pool (''Admiraliteedi bassein'') for yachts. It became the first swing bridge in Estonia in 2021. ===France=== * Le pont tournant rue Dieu, across the [[Canal Saint-Martin]] in Paris, is a distinctive location in the 1938 film ''[[Hôtel du Nord]]'', and is featured in the opening shot of the film. ===Germany=== * [[Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke]] in [[Wilhelmshaven]], built in 1907, with a length of 159m, it was once Europe's biggest swing bridge. ===India=== [[File:Poira Bridge.JPG|thumb|Poira-Corjuem Bridge, [[Goa]]]] * Garden Reach Road Swing Bridge, for [[Calcutta]] Port, [[Kidderpore]], [[Kolkata]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} * Poira-Corjuem Bridge, for GSIDC, [[Corjuem]], Goa by Rajdeep Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} ===Ireland=== * [[Samuel Beckett Bridge]], Dublin * [[Seán O'Casey Bridge]], Dublin * [[Michael Davitt Bridge]], County Mayo * [[Portumna bridge]], between County Galway and County Tipperary ===Italy=== [[File:Ponte Girevole Taranto.jpg|thumb|The [[Ponte Girevole]] ''San Francesco di Paola'' in [[Taranto]]]] * [[Ponte Girevole]], [[Taranto]] (built in 1958, after an 1887 one of similar design but using different materials) – a very unusual type, with two spans that separate at the bridge's center and pivot sideways from the bridge's outer ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofart.net/bship/ponte_girevole_open_600.jpg|format=JPG|title= Photograph of the Ponte Girevole (Taranto, Italy) while fully open|website=Cityofart.net|access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gts7mtXB1k |title=Apertura Ponte Girevole Taranto |via=YouTube |date=16 April 2008 |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603145346/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gts7mtXB1k |archive-date=3 June 2016 }}</ref> ===Latvia=== * Kalpaka Tilts, [[Liepāja]], connecting the city with the former Russian/Soviet port [[Karosta]]. === Lithuania === [[File:Klaipeda most obrotowy 1.jpg|thumb|[[Chain Bridge, Klaipeda|Chain Bridge]], Klaipeda]] * Chain Bridge, Klaipeda. Built in 1855 and still working today, this is the only swing bridge in Lithuania. When the bridge is turned, boats and yachts can enter the Castle port. Rotation of the bridge is manual; two people can rotate the bridge. ===The Netherlands=== [[File:Delft Abtwoudsebrug.jpg|thumb|The "Abtswoudsebrug", a swing bridge for bikers and pedestrians built in 1979]] * The "Abtsewoudsebrug" in [[Delft]], close to the [[Technische Universiteit Delft]], is a bridge of this type. {{Coord|52|0|5.71|N|4|21|50.10|E}} * There are four bridges of this type in use on the [[Afsluitdijk]] (Enclosure dam). They span the waterways that link the [[Lock (water navigation)|shipping lock complexes]] to the [[Wadden Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/nieuws/2018/04/a7-afsluitdijk-kornwerderzand-werkzaamheden-lorentzsluizencomplex.aspx |title=A7 Afsluitdijk Kornwerderzand: werkzaamheden Lorentzsluizencomplex 9–26 april 2018 |date=3 April 2018}}</ref> * There is another one on the channel between Ghent (Belgium) and Terneuzen (The Netherlands) at Sas Van Gent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beeldbank.zeelandseaports.com/en/detail/08033948-0cdd-a2a0-c2a8-70eecdb708d0 |title=Draaibrug over het kanaal Gent-Terneuzen bij Sas van Gent |publisher=Beeldbank Zeeland Seaports |date=1 August 1977 |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160217065248/http://beeldbank.zeelandseaports.com/en/detail/08033948-0cdd-a2a0-c2a8-70eecdb708d0 |archive-date=17 February 2016 }}</ref> Many inner cities have swing bridges, since these require less street space than other types of bridges. ===New Zealand=== * [[Kopu Bridge]], Waihou River, near [[Thames, New Zealand]] * [[Panmure Bridge|Tamaki River Swing Bridge]] (also known as ''1st Panmure Bridge''), [[Tāmaki River]], near Panmure, New Zealand (A "swing bridge" in New Zealand refers to a [[Simple suspension bridge|flexible walking track bridge]] which "swings" as you walk across.)<ref>Walkway swingbridge manual / prepared and finalised by S. Chiet ... [et al.] Published by : New Zealand Forest Service, Wellington [N.Z.] : 1986.</ref> ===Panama=== * A swing bridge at the [[Gatun Locks]] provides the only road passage over the Atlantic side of the [[Panama Canal]]. This is a small bridge that swings out from each side. Another larger swing bridge at the [[Miraflores (Panama)|Miraflores Locks]] is on the Pacific side but is rarely used, having been supplanted by the [[Bridge of the Americas]] and the [[Centennial Bridge, Panama|Centennial Bridge]]. ===Poland=== * A swing bridge at the [[Giżycko]] is one of four bridges that cross over the Luczanski Channel. It is one of ten (four still in operation) swing bridges in [[Poland]]. * A swing bridge in [[Ustka]], which crosses the Słupia River, and is walkable every 20 minutes. ===South Africa=== [[File:Clocktower Bridge in Cape Town.jpg|thumb|The Clocktower Bridge, in Cape Town, starting to close behind a small boat]] * The Clocktower Bridge is a pedestrian swing bridge at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in [[Cape Town]]. ===Taiwan=== [[File:2020. 09.06 總統參訪「大港橋」 (50311069692).jpg|thumb|Great Harbor Bridge in [[Kaohsiung]] during its rotation]] *[[Great Harbor Bridge]] in [[Kaohsiung]] is the longest cross-port rotating bridge in Asia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Great Harbor Bridge |url=https://khh.travel/en/attractions/detail/1186 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Kaohsiung Travel}}</ref> ===Ukraine=== * [[Varvarivskyi Bridge]] over the [[Southern Bug]] in [[Mykolaiv]], with Europe's longest span (134 m)<ref name="KYIVDIPROTRANS">{{cite web | url=http://kgt.ua/en/37/39 | title=History | publisher=Kyivdiprotrans Institute | access-date=19 August 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233612/http://kgt.ua/en/37/39 | archive-date=30 December 2013 }}</ref> ===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]] <gallery widths="200px" heights="175px" caption="Operation of the Sulhamstead Tyle Mill swing bridge on the [[Kennet & Avon Canal]]"> 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}} </gallery> ===United States=== [[File:Chincoteague Channel Swing Bridge 002.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The former [[Chincoteague Channel]] Swing Bridge in [[Chincoteague, Virginia|Chincoteague]], Virginia, now demolished.]] The largest double swing-span bridge in the United States is the {{convert|3250|ft|m}} long, {{convert|450|ft|m}} navigable span, {{convert|60|ft|m}} clearance [[George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/george_p_coleman.html |title=BUILDING BIG: Databank: George P. Coleman Bridge |website=Pbs.org |date=13 May 1995 |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002010/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/george_p_coleman.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[CSX Transportation|CSXT]] [[Blackwater River (Florida)|Blackwater River]] bridge in [[Milton, Florida]]. * Alanson Swing Bridge, billed as America's shortest swing bridge, crossing the [[Crooked River (Michigan)|Crooked River]] in [[Alanson, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alanson Swing Bridge |url=https://fairbairnrealtyblog.com/2021/08/26/alanson-swing-bridge/ |website=fairbairnrealtyblog.com |date=26 August 2021 |publisher=Northern Michigan lifestyle, history & real estate blog |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> The world's shortest are located in the United Kingdom over some of the narrowest canals in the world, for example on the [[Stroudwater Navigation]],<ref name="SVCC">{{cite web |title=Moveable Bridges |url=https://www.stroudvalleyscanal.co.uk/swingBridges |website=Stroud Valleys Canal Company |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> or, see Yar Swing Bridge above. * [[Ben Sawyer Bridge]], connecting the city of [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina]], with [[Sullivan's Island]] * [[Berkley–Dighton Bridge (1896)]], connecting the towns of [[Berkley, Massachusetts|Berkley]] and [[Dighton, Massachusetts]], crossing the [[Taunton River]]; removed in 2010. The [[Berkley–Dighton Bridge|replacement bridge]] is not a swing structure. * Black Point Bridge carrying [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] over the [[Petaluma River]] at [[Black Point-Green Point, California]] * [[Blackburn Point Bridge|Blackburn Point Road Bridge]], over the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] in [[Osprey, Florida]] * Bridge No. 4455, Central Avenue over Lewis Gut, [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] (1924 steel swing bridge) * [[Boca Grande Causeway]], Built in 1958, this bridge is used for passage between Placida, FL to the island of Boca Grande. The original swing bridge was replaced by the current swing bridge in late 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://giba.us/about-us/ |website=Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority |date=11 March 2022 |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> * [[Bridgeport Swing Bridge]], [[Bridgeport, Alabama]] (demolished in the late 1970s, replaced with new span) * [[Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6]] (or BNSF Railway Bridge 9.6), crossing the [[Columbia River]], from [[Portland, Oregon]], to [[Vancouver, Washington]], built in 1908.<ref name=wood-wortman>{{cite book | last= Wood Wortman | first= Sharon |author2=Wortman, Ed | title = The Portland Bridge Book | publisher = Urban Adventure Press | date = 2006 | pages = 119–120 | isbn= 0-9787365-1-6 | edition= 3rd }}</ref> * [[Center Street Bridge (Cleveland)|Center Street Bridge]], [[Cleveland]], Ohio (1901)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.494300,-81.703500&ie=UTF8&t=k&ll=41.495000,-81.704700&spn=0.000100,0.000100&z=19 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * [[Chef Menteur Bridge]], near [[Slidell, Louisiana]] * [[Chincoteague Channel]] Swing Bridge, [[Chincoteague, Virginia]] (demolished) * [[Choptank River]], modest swing bridge carrying former Baltimore & Eastern Railroad (PRR subsidiary) at [[Denton, Maryland]] (disused and isolated) * [[Clinton Railroad Bridge]] crossing the [[Mississippi River]], [[Clinton, Iowa]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=155001 |title=Photo: UP 8007 Union Pacific EMD SD9043MAC at Clinton, Iowa by Eric Salter |website=Railpictures.net |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171948/http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=155001 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=154999 |title=Photo: UP 3806 Union Pacific EMD SD70M at Clinton, Iowa by Eric Salter |website=Railpictures.net |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174747/http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=154999 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[Columbus Drive (Tampa)|Columbus Drive]] Bridge, [[Tampa, Florida]], a bobtail swing bridge over the [[Hillsborough River (Florida)|Hillsborough River]] * CSX Rail Bridge, [[Indiantown, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=27.011764,-80.4561&spn=0.013535,0.019205&t=h&z=16 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * Curtis Creek Rail Bridge, [[Baltimore]], Maryland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&z=18&ll=39.201078,-76.576091&spn=0.00274,0.003932 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * [[Deweyville Swing Bridge]], crossing the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]] east of [[Deweyville, Texas]] * [[Dubuque Rail Bridge]], crossing the [[Mississippi River]] and connecting [[Dubuque, Iowa]] with [[East Dubuque, Illinois]] * [[Dumbarton Rail Bridge]], crossing [[San Francisco Bay]] in [[California]] (1910); since being decommissioned, the swing portion of the bridge has been welded open. * [[East Haddam Bridge]], [[Route 82 (Connecticut)|Route 82]] over the [[Connecticut River]], [[East Haddam, Connecticut]] (1913) * [[Fort Madison Toll Bridge]], crossing the [[Mississippi River]] and connecting [[Fort Madison, Iowa]] with [[Niota, Illinois]] * [[Fort Pike Bridge]], near [[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell]] and [[New Orleans]], Louisiana * [[Fort Denaud Bridge]], near [[LaBelle, Florida|LaBelle]] and [[Alva, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hendryfla.net/county_engineer/historic_fort_denaud_swing_span_bridge.php|title=Historic Fort Denaud Swing Span Bridge, History of the Fort Denaud Bridge The Fort Denaud Bride is a vital link between residents and agricultural operations on both sides of the Caloosahatchee River|website=hendryfla.net|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004225/http://www.hendryfla.net/county_engineer/historic_fort_denaud_swing_span_bridge.php|archive-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> [[File:SpinningDrawbridge.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A swing bridge near [[Belle Glade, Florida]]]] * [[Figure Eight Island Bridge]], north of [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] * [[Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge]], Washington, D.C. * [[George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge]], over the [[York River (Virginia)|York River]] between [[Yorktown, Virginia|Yorktown]] and [[Gloucester Point, Virginia]] * [[Gianella Bridge]], near Hamilton City California, connecting Glenn and Butte Counties over the Sacramento River, It was built in 1937 and demolished in 1987. * [[Government Bridge]] on the [[Mississippi River]] between [[Davenport, Iowa]] and [[Rock Island, Illinois]] (1896) * [[Grand Haven GTW RR Swing Bridge]], connecting [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]] and [[Ferrysburg, Michigan]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Bridges/GTWGrandHavenSwingBridge.htm |title=Bridge: GTW Grand Haven Swing Bridge |website=Michiganrailroads.com |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172853/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Bridges/GTWGrandHavenSwingBridge.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[Grand Rapids Swing Bridge]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] * [[Grosse Ile Toll Bridge]] and nearby [[Wayne County Bridge]], [[Grosse Ile, Michigan]] * [[Hannibal Bridge]] (1869, demolished) and [[Second Hannibal Bridge]] (1917), [[Kansas City, Missouri]], crossing the [[Missouri River]] * [[Harlem River]] bridges in New York City, including from south to north: ** [[Willis Avenue Bridge]] ** [[Third Avenue Bridge (Manhattan)|Third Avenue Bridge]] ** [[Madison Avenue Bridge]] ** [[145th Street Bridge]] ** [[Macombs Dam Bridge]] ** [[University Heights Bridge]] ** [[Spuyten Duyvil Bridge]] * [[Harmar Railroad Bridge]], [[Marietta, Ohio]] * [[Hodgdon Island Bridge]], [[Boothbay, Maine]]. This is one of two manual swing bridges in Maine (see Songo Locks in Naples, Maine) [[File:I Street Bridge Sacramento.jpg|thumb|right|The swing span of the double-deck [[I Street Bridge]], in [[Sacramento]], open for a ship.]] * [[I Street Bridge]], [[Sacramento, California]] * [[India Point Railroad Bridge]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]] crossing the [[Seekonk River]] * International Railway Bridge connecting [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[Fort Erie, Ontario]], Canada<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffaloah.com/a/intrnl/index.html |title=International Railroad Bridge |website=Buffaloah.com |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231644/http://www.buffaloah.com/a/intrnl/index.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[La Crosse Rail Bridge]], crossing the [[Mississippi River]] between [[La Crescent, Minnesota]], and [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]] * [[Livingston Avenue Bridge]], [[Albany, New York]] * [[Mathers Bridge]], connecting [[Merritt Island, Florida|Merritt Island]] to [[Indian Harbour Beach, Florida]] across the [[Banana River]] * Middle Branch of [[Patapsco River]] Rail Bridge, near [[Camden Yards]], [[Baltimore]], Maryland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.265313,-76.62406&spn=0.005474,0.007864&t=h&om=1 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * Mystic River Railroad Bridge, [[Mystic, Connecticut]], carries [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] tracks over the [[Mystic River (Connecticut)|Mystic River]].<ref name=smart>Amtrak Moveable Bridge Smart Card</ref> * [[Nature Coast State Trail]], over the [[Suwannee River]] between [[Wilcox, Florida]] and [[Old Town, Florida]] * [[New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge]], connecting [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] and [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts]] * [[New Richmond Swing Bridge]], near [[Fennville, Michigan]] * [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] Bridge crossing the [[Maumee River]], [[Toledo, Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=41.6322,-83.531209&spn=0.001371,0.002376&om=0 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=161541 |title=Photo: NS 9869 Norfolk Southern GE C40-9W (Dash 9-40CW) at Toledo, Ohio by Matt Smith |website=Railpictures.net |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183327/http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=161541 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] Bridge crossing the [[Ocmulgee River]] in [[Lumber City, Georgia]] ({{convert|2800|ft}} long; built 1916) (electrical swing components removed)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=31.930033,-82.683723&ie=UTF8&ll=31.919794,-82.674823&spn=0.003961,0.00677&t=k&z=17 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * [[Northern Avenue Bridge]] over [[Fort Point Channel]] in [[Boston]], Massachusetts (1908 steel truss) * North Landing Bridge, built in the 1950s, on the [[Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway]] where it forms part of the border between Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofchesapeake.net/government/City-Departments/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Divisions/bridges/bridges-northlanding.htm|title=North Landing Bridge (Mt. Pleasant Rd)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816234601/http://www.cityofchesapeake.net/government/City-Departments/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Divisions/bridges/bridges-northlanding.htm|archive-date=16 August 2016}}</ref> * [[Omaha Road Bridge Number 15]], an asymmetrical single-track railroad bridge over the [[Mississippi River]] between [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] and [[Lilydale, Minnesota]] (1916) * [[Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge]] (1908), [[Portland, Oregon]] * [[Padanaram Bridge]] on the causeway protecting Apponagansett Bay in [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dartmouth,+ma&sll=41.545589-70.86731&sspn=1.171699,3.955078&ie=UTF8&ll=41.582515,-70.943913&spn=0.018297,0.04549&t=h&z=15 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * [[List of crossings of the Lower Passaic River|Passaic River]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]] ** [[Jackson Street Bridge]] ** [[Bridge Street Bridge (Newark)|Bridge Street Bridge]] ** [[Clay Street Bridge]] * [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[Shellpot Branch]] over the [[Christina River]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware]] (original two-track bridge replaced with a single-track bridge in 2003) * [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1|South Philadelphia Branch Bridge]] over the [[Schuylkill River]], [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania * [[Point Street Bridge]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]] crossing the [[Providence River]] * [[Portal Bridge]], carrying the [[Northeast Corridor]] over the [[Hackensack River]] between [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] and [[Secaucus, New Jersey]] * [[Providence & Worcester railroad bridge]], [[Middletown, Connecticut]] * [[Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge]] over the Beaufort River/Intracoastal Waterway in [[Beaufort, South Carolina|Beaufort]], South Carolina[[File:Navigation Locks Bridge, Bonneville Dam-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Navigation Locks Bridge, [[Bonneville Dam]]]] * [[Riverside-Delanco Bridge]] over [[Rancocas Creek]] in [[New Jersey]] * [[Rock Island Swing Bridge]] over the [[Mississippi River]] between [[Inver Grove Heights]] and [[St. Paul Park, Minnesota]] * "S" Swing Bridge over the [[Perquimans River]], [[Hertford, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitnc.com/listing/historic-s-swing-bridge|title=Historic "S" Swing Bridge |website=visitnc.com|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226201212/https://www.visitnc.com/listing/historic-s-swing-bridge|archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> * [[Sakonnet River rail bridge]], crossing the [[Sakonnet River]] between [[Tiverton, Rhode Island|Tiverton]] and [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]], Rhode Island * [[Saugatuck River Bridge]] (Bridge No. 1349), [[Route 136 (Connecticut)|Route 136]] over the [[Saugatuck River]], [[Westport, Connecticut]] (1884 iron-truss swing bridge) * Shaw Cove Railroad Bridge, [[New London, Connecticut]], carrying [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] tracks over the entrance to Shaw Cove in New London<ref name=smart /> * [[Snow-Reed Swing Bridge]], [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], crossing the [[New River (Broward County, Florida)|New River]] and connecting the Sailboat Bend neighborhood with the Riverside Park neighborhood * [[Songo Lock]] Bridge, Naples, Maine; carries Songo Lock Road over the [[Songo River]] just upstream of the lock. Powered by human operator turning gears using a removable crank. Not to be confused with a former swing bridge about two miles upstream which carried [[U.S. Route 302|US 302]] until replaced with a fixed span in May 2012. * [[South Bristol, Maine]] Asymmetric swing bridge connecting Rutherford Island to the mainland. * [[Southport, ME]] connects Southport Island to Boothbay Harbor on Route 27. * [[Spokane Street Bridge]] over the [[Duwamish Waterway]] in [[Seattle]], Washington, built 1991. Features two reinforced concrete, serial swing spans, each rotating 45 degrees<ref>{{cite web|title=West Seattle Connection: World's Only Hydraulically Operated Double-Leaf Concrete Swing Bridge|url=http://courses.washington.edu/cm510/Swing.pdf|publisher=City of Seattle Engineering Department|access-date=25 February 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212620/http://courses.washington.edu/cm510/Swing.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> * [[St. Joseph Swing Bridge]] over the [[Missouri River]], [[St. Joseph, Missouri]] (1904)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-33509 |title=Freight – Q324 Crosses the St. Joseph River on a wonderful may evening – Railroadfan.com Photo Gallery |website=Railroadfan.com |date=9 June 2007 |access-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203625/http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-33509 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[Surf City, North Carolina#Bridges|Topsail Island Swing Bridge]], [[Surf City, North Carolina]] (Constructed in the 1950s, the swing bridge was demolished after being replaced by a fixed-span high rise bridge in 2018). * [[Michigan Central Railroad#Trail Creek swing bridge|Trail Creek Swing Bridge]] in [[Michigan City, Indiana]], carrying the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] (now operated by [[Amtrak]]) * [[Torry Island Swing Bridge]], Torry Island, Florida * [[Umpqua River Bridge]] near [[Reedsport, Oregon]] on US-101 * [[Victory Bridge (New Jersey)|Victory Bridge]], crossing the [[Raritan River]] in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]] (taken down in 2003) * [[Walt Disney World Railroad]] (former [[Florida East Coast Railway]]) swing bridge, [[Bay Lake, Florida]]<ref name="Leaphart">{{Cite book|last=Leaphart|first=David|year=2016|title=Walt Disney World Railroads Part 3: Yucatan Jewels|edition=1st|pages=148–149|publisher=Steel Wheel on Steel Rail Studio|isbn=978-1-533-03707-7}}</ref> * [[Woods Memorial Bridge]] over the Beaufort River in [[Beaufort, South Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=beaufort,+sc&ie=UTF8&ll=32.428106,-80.668724&spn=0.003939,0.00677&t=k&z=17 |title=Google Maps |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> * [[Yancopin Bridge]], [[Arkansas River]], southeastern [[Arkansas]]. Former [[Missouri Pacific]] railroad bridge with separate [[Vertical-lift bridge|vertical-lift]] and swing trusses now part of [[rail-trail]]; swing span now manually operated * [[State Hwy 87 northbound bridge]] the eastern boundary of [[Bridge City, Texas]] Omaha NE Turn Style Bridge is now a historical landmark. Located 86H674H5+98 Used for rail transport. Connecting Council Bluffs, Iowa to downtown Omaha, Nebraska ===Uruguay=== [[File:Puente giratorio de Carmelo en 1912.jpg|thumb|373x373px|Carmelo Bridge, [[Uruguay]], during its inauguration in 1912.]] * Carmelo Bridge. Built in 1912 in [[Carmelo, Uruguay|Carmelo]], it is the oldest swing bridge in all of Latin America. * [[Barra del Santa Lucia Bridge]]. Built in 1925 as a railway bridge, today is used only by pedestrians. ===Vietnam=== [[File:Han River Bridge, 20241207, geöffnet.jpeg|thumb|Han River Bridge in the open position]] * [[Han River Bridge]] in downtown [[Da Nang]] was designed and built by Vietnamese engineers and workers, and opened on 29 March 2000. Featuring a symmetrical cable-stayed steel swing span with a total length of 122.7m rotating on a rim-bearing circular central pier, it is the only swing bridge operating in Vietnam as of 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Han River Bridge: Discover an iconic symbol of Da Nang City |url=https://vinwonders.com/en/wonderpedia/news/han-river-bridge-da-nang/ |website=vinwonders |access-date=19 April 2025 |date=7 December 2024}}</ref>
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