⇄ Swing Bridges of the World

These are notable swing bridges — movable spans that rotate horizontally on a centre pier to let ships pass, once essential at busy docks and canal junctions, with a handful still swinging on heritage waterways. Each profile shows where the bridge turns, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

92 swing bridges from 19 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any swing bridge for its full profile.

Africa (2) Americas (54) Asia (2) Europe (32) Oceania (2)

Africa (2 swing bridges)

Americas (54 swing bridges)

Asia (2 swing bridges)

Europe (32 swing bridges)

Oceania (2 swing bridges)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.