Reedham Swing Bridge

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Reedham Swing Bridge is a historic railway swing bridge in Norfolk, England, that carries trains across the River Yare and opens to allow river traffic to pass.

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Reedham Swing Bridge canonical 2

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf movable bridge ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ
railway swing bridge ⓘ
allows passage of masted vessels on River Yare ⓘ
approach railway embankments on both banks of River Yare ⓘ
carried railway traffic ⓘ
trains ⓘ
category Bridges over the River Yare ⓘ
Railway bridges in Norfolk ⓘ
Swing bridges in the United Kingdom ⓘ
controlType signal-controlled for rail traffic ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses River Yare ⓘ
designedFor both rail and river traffic ⓘ
function carries trains across the River Yare ⓘ
opens to allow river traffic to pass ⓘ
geographicContext Norfolk Broads area ⓘ
linked to: The Broads
heritageStatus historic structure ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ
locatedNear village of Reedham ⓘ
maintainedBy Network Rail ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
navigationClearance provides navigable channel when open ⓘ
near Reedham railway station ⓘ
notableFor being one of few remaining operational railway swing bridges in Norfolk ⓘ
opened 1902 ⓘ
openingMechanism swing ⓘ
owner Network Rail ⓘ
partOf Wherry Lines ⓘ
railwayLine Norwich–Great Yarmouth line via Berney Arms ⓘ
Norwich–Lowestoft line ⓘ
region Broadland district ⓘ
replaced earlier swing bridge at Reedham ⓘ
riverNavigation part of navigable Norfolk Broads network ⓘ
safetyFeature interlocked signalling to prevent trains when bridge is open ⓘ
structureType single-track bridge ⓘ
transportRole links rail routes between Norwich and the east coast ⓘ
usage carries freight trains ⓘ
carries passenger trains ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Yare → hasBridge → Reedham Swing Bridge ⓘ
Reedham railway station → near → Reedham Swing Bridge ⓘ