Hayhurst Bridge
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| Hayhurst Bridge | |||
| Location Map ( geo) | |||
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| Location | |||
| Northwich | |||
| County | |||
| Cheshire | |||
| Highway Authority | |||
| Cheshire West and Chester | |||
| Opening Date | |||
| 1898 | |||
| Additional Information | |||
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| On road(s) | |||
| A5509 | |||
The Hayhurst Bridge is one of a pair of swing bridges crossing the River Weaver in Northwich in Cheshire, the other being the Town Bridge. Opening in 1898 it was the first electronically controlled swing bridge in the United Kingdom, the almost identical Town Bridge opening a year later.
The bridge has carried the A5509 Chester Way over the River Weaver since 2011, previously the route was numbered B5337.
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