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.