The River Tyne’s Swing Bridge is still unable to swing and has not opened in more than three years. Major concerns continue to surround the future of the famous Tyneside structure, after ...

The Swing Bridge spans the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk.

As well as potentially rotating for river traffic the Swing Bridge is also a road bridge Campaigners are trying to raise millions of pounds to get a famous River Tyne bridge moving again.

In 1865, a temporary bridge was built across the river so the Georgian ... status”, and the Port of Tyne authority said its engineers would be working to get it swinging again.

Many on Tyneside believed the end of the world was upon them as a blaze ripped through both sides of the river 170 years ago.

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The Tyne Bridge was designed by engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson and built by Dorman Long Co. It was opened in October 1928 by King George V and has become an iconic symbol of Tyneside.

The first green shoots of recovery on the rusted Tyne Bridge are ready to be revealed. Restoration work on the famous bridge has hit a milestone, with the first repainted section of the crossing ...

Restoring the Tyne Bridge to its former glory is expected to cost £32 million, though it is part of a larger £41.4 million project that also includes improvements on part of the Central Motorway.