The mechanism of Hawarden rail swing bridge over the river Dee near Shotton Flintshire, north Wales, UK

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Built as a swing bridge to allow ships to pass and completed in 1889. Following the cessation of shipping in the 1960s the bridge was welded permanently closed.

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Size: 5184px × 3744px
Location: Hawarden, near Shotton, Flintshire, North Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Washington Imaging / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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