Alloa Swing Bridge
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The Alloa Swing Bridge was a railway bridge that stretched across the River Forth
in Scotland
. It connected Throsk
and Alloa
. It was built in 1885 as part of the Alloa Railway
. The swing bridge
was used for passenger and freight services for around 100 years. Twice in the early 1900s, the bridge was closed after storm damage, being reopened afterwards. The Bridge was closed to passenger services in 1968 and to freight shortly afterwards in 1970. The bridge was demolished in 1971 after the remaining connecting lines were dismantled. The book LOST
LINES SCOTLAND, contains photographs of the above bridge, including Rail Bus to Grangemouth.
Engineering Drawings under construction.
River Forth
The River Forth , long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some west of Stirling...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It connected Throsk
Throsk
Throsk is a settlement in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road east of Fallin close to the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 231....
and Alloa
Alloa
Alloa is a town and former burgh in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on on the north bank of the Firth of Forth close to the foot of the Ochil Hills, east of Stirling and north of Falkirk....
. It was built in 1885 as part of the Alloa Railway
Alloa Railway
The Alloa Railway was authorised on 11 August 1879 to link the South Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.- History :...
. The swing bridge
Swing bridge
A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right...
was used for passenger and freight services for around 100 years. Twice in the early 1900s, the bridge was closed after storm damage, being reopened afterwards. The Bridge was closed to passenger services in 1968 and to freight shortly afterwards in 1970. The bridge was demolished in 1971 after the remaining connecting lines were dismantled. The book LOST
LINES SCOTLAND, contains photographs of the above bridge, including Rail Bus to Grangemouth.
Engineering Drawings under construction.