Whitby, The Bridge 1913
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The new bridge, which was completed in 1908, was welcomed by pedestrians and ships alike. Its two sections span 75 feet; each section can be operated independently, swinging horizontally. The bridge is electrically operated. It is manned for two hours on either side of high water, and vessels request opening by radio. It was to be another sixty years or so before a second, high-level bridge was built farther up the river and eased the traffic congestion problem.

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Bridges

Classic photographs of all sorts of bridges from The Francis Frith Collection, spanning modest streams, rivers and broad estuaries. They include footbridges, clapper bridges, pack-horse bridges, medieval arched bridges, toll bridges, decorative Palladian bridges, suspension bridges, bascule bridges, canal bridges, and railway bridges. Evocative and atmospheric, these stunning images show British engineering at its most innovative and graceful.

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This is a swing bridge - it swings horizontally. It actually swings out in two halves to rest over the pointed timber structures that can be seen in the river. These timber structures are known locally as 'dolphins' and are sometimes used when maintenance of the bridge arms is required. The large building on the far side of the river at the end of the bridge to the right is the Dolphin Hotel. Presumably it takes its name from the bridge dolphins.