Alloa Swing Bridge
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.[1][2]
Alloa Swing Bridge | |
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 Piers of the bridge in 2006 | |
| Coordinates | 56.101°N 3.831°W |
| Carries | Rail traffic |
| Crosses | River Forth |
| Locale | Throsk to Alloa, United Kingdom |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | 1885 |
| Closed | 1968 |
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References
- "Alloa Bridge on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII.6 (Airth; Alloa; St Ninians)". National Library of Scotland. 1897. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Alloa, Forth Rail Bridge (80302)". Canmore. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Alloa bridge (Throsk Viaduct)". Forgottenrelics.co.uk.
- Paxton, Roland; Shipway, Jim (2007). Civil Engineering Heritage - Lowlands and Borders.
- "Alloa Railway Bridge - Galleries". Rmweb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Alloa, Railway Station View of Park Royal Railbus (M 79971) on the Alloa to Larbert service; photographed on last day of operation (see also under Larbert Station)". Canmore.rcahms.gov.uk.
- "100 Weeks of Scotland: Alloa". Scotsman.com.
External links
"Alloa Bridge". Railscot. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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