Myton Swing Bridge

Myton Swing Bridge
Myton Swing Bridge in the open position
Coordinates	53°44′27″N 0°19′49″W / 53.7408°N 0.3304°W / 53.7408; -0.3304
OS grid reference	TA102284
Carries	A63 road
Crosses	River Hull
Locale	Kingston upon Hull
Owner	National Highways
Maintained by	Hull City Council
Next upstream	Scale Lane Footbridge
Next downstream	River Hull tidal surge barrier
Characteristics
Design	Box girder
Material	Steel Concrete Asphalt
Piers in water	2
History
Designer	Bernard Wex
Engineering design by	Cleveland Bridge
Construction start	1979
Construction cost	£8 million (1981)
Opened	December 1980
Location
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Myton Swing Bridge is a road bridge over the River Hull, in the city of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The bridge carries the A63 road through the south of the city connecting the west and east regions of Hull. Designed by the firm of Freeman Fox and Partners, with engineering undertaken by Cleveland Bridge, it was the largest swing bridge in Britain when it was opened in 1980. The bridge was expected to carry 30,000 vehicles a week, but by 2004, it was carrying 40,000 vehicles a day.