Historic bridges · Scottish Highlands
Alloa Swing Bridge
Alloa Swing Bridge in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Alloa Swing Bridge is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Alloa Swing Bridge was a railway swing bridge across the River Forth that connected Throsk and Alloa as part of the Alloa Railway. The structure was in use from 1885 until 1968.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Alloa Railway obtained authority through an Act of Parliament on 11 August 1879 to open a section of line linking the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway to Alloa. The new line was also connected to the North British Railway and both opened on 1 October 1885. The rail line was double track except for the bridge crossing, which was single track. The swing bridge design was necessary to allow the passage of shipping up and downstream at a time when Stirling was still an active port.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1019, -3.8314
Sources
- wikidata: Q4732979 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Alloa Swing Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alloa Swing Bridge?
- Alloa Swing Bridge is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1019°, -3.8314°.