§ Mr. BlizzardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the locations of all the lift-up bridges and swing bridges on trunk roads in Britain. [7856]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonI have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency to reply to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Bob Blizzard, dated 11 July 1997:
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has asked Lawrie Haynes, Chief Executive, to reply to your recent question about the number of lift-up and swing bridges on trunk roads in Britain. Lawrie Haynes has asked me to reply as he is away from the office at present.We do not have records of bridges in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. These would be kept by the respective Government Departments. There are three lift-up bridges and five swing bridges on trunk roads in England, they are:
- Lift-up Bridges:
- Lowestoft Bascule Bridge—A12 over Lowestoft inner harbour, Suffolk
- Breydon Bridge—A12 at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
- Kingsferry Bridge—A249 over River Swale, Isle of Sheppey, Kent*
- Swing Bridges:
- Cross Keys Bridge—A17 over River Nene, Sutton Bridge Lincs
- Fosdyke Bridge—A17 over River Welland, South of Fosdyke, Lincs
- Selby Bridge—A19 over River Ouse, Selby, North Yorks.#
- Acton Bridge—A49 over River Weaver, North of Weaverham, Cheshire.÷
- Myton Bridge—A63 over River Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull, Humberside.
- * Jointly owned with Railtrack
- # In Local Authority ownership
- ÷ Owned by British Waterways Board
I hope this information is helpful.