Historic bridges · North East England
Swin Bridge
In or near The Slack.
Swin Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Witton-le-Wear · 6.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Swin Bridge is a place of interest in England North East, 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
Swin Bridge (also 'Cockfield Bridge' or 'Haggerleases Bridge') is the local name for a skew arch bridge in County Durham. It was built in 1830 for the Haggerleases branch of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, crossing the River Gaunless at Cockfield. It is important as an early example of the masonry arch skew bridge, and the first used to carry a railway.
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Background
Architecture
The designer of the bridge has been given as either the railway's civil engineer Thomas Storey or as George Stephenson, the railway's overall engineer. requiring a large skew span of 42 ft for a bridge with a relatively small clear span of only 18 ft. As the bridge is in open countryside and the line is curved near this point, it is unclear why such a difficult and expensive bridge was chosen, rather than merely moving the bridge to a less-skewed position a few yards to the North. The arch is also quite shallow, with a rise of only 7 ft. It has a segmental arch with chamfered voussoirs and a roll-moulded dripstring above this, merging with a similar dripstring at rail-bed level. In typical…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6255, -1.8192
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Lynesack and Softley
- Postcode
- DL13 5JB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Witton-le-Wear — 6.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7658384 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Swin Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Haggerleases railway station
Heritage railway stations · 0.4 km
The Slack
Towns & cities · 0.5 km
Enclosure on Cockfield Fell
Archaeological sites · 0.6 km
Enclosure on Cockfield Fell
Archaeological sites · 0.6 km
Millfield Grange Colliery
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Holly Moor colliery
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Gaunless Viaduct
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Butterknowle
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Butterknowle War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.3 km
South Side
Towns & cities · 1.6 km
Cockfield
Archaeological sites · 1.6 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swin Bridge?
- Swin Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 5JB), in the parish of Lynesack and Softley.
- What is Swin Bridge?
- Swin Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Swin Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Witton-le-Wear, about 6.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL13 5JB.
- Is Swin Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Swin Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Swin Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Witton-le-Wear, about 6.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 5JB.