Swing Bridge marks 150th anniversary of first swing as bosses pledge to save Victorian marvel
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Swing Bridge marks 150th anniversary of first swing as bosses pledge to save Victorian marvel

Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The Swing Bridge swung open to let ships pass for the first time on July 17, 1876, but the Tyneside engineering marvel has now been left in a state of disrepair for several years
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