Tyneside’s famous Swing Bridge ... Newcastle Lib Dem councillor Pauline Allen said she was “very concerned that it should be swinging again” and asked if the Port of Tyne had provided ...

This classic view recalls Newcastle Quayside ... like wildfire. The Swing Bridge opened in June 1876 at the very same location as an historic trio of previous Tyne crossings - the Roman bridge ...

immediately dwarfing the low-level Georgian Tyne Bridge, which would be replaced by the Swing Bridge in 1876. The High Level Bridge was built more or less in tandem with Newcastle Central Station ...

As well as focal point, the bridge is a major road crossing between Gateshead and Newcastle Labour leader Nick Kemp said it was committed "to preserving our iconic Tyne Bridge for future generations".

A road closure is to be put in place to allow repairs to the Tyne Bridge to continue. Restoration work on the bridge, which carries traffic between Newcastle and Gateshead, has been taking place ...

Tyneside’s famous Swing Bridge has now gone more ... a million boats to travel up and down the Tyne. READ MORE: Sam Fender 'heartbroken' as huge Newcastle gig postponed due to injury which ...