Holgate Bridge

Holgate Bridge
Holgate Bridge looking eastwards along the A59 into York
Coordinates	53°57′14″N 1°05′57″W / 53.9538°N 1.0992°W / 53.9538; -1.0992
Carries	A59 road
Crosses	East Coast Main Line
Locale	York, England
Other name(s)	Iron Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Pratt truss
Material	Steel and concrete
History
Engineering design by	Handyside (Derby)
Opened	August 1911
Location
References
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Holgate Bridge is a iron girder bridge in Holgate, York, England, which straddles the railway lines heading south out of the station. The bridge is set at a skew in comparison to the railway lines underneath, and carries the A59 road into, and out of, York city centre. The current bridge opened on 1 August 1911, and is the third bridge built at that location. During works carried out in the late 1980s when the East Coast Main Line was electrified, the bridge was raised by 12 inches (300 mm) to enable overhead line equipment to be installed underneath.