Breydon Bridge
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Breydon Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 52°36′43″N 1°42′56″E / 52.6120°N 1.7156°E |
| Carries | Single Laned A47 |
| Crosses | River Yare |
| Locale | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk |
| Official name | Breydon bridge |
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| Opened | 1985 |
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The Breydon Bridge is a single-span drawbridge carrying the A47 in Great Yarmouth across the River Yare close to Breydon Water. It replaces the former railway Breydon Viaduct which was closed in 1953 and demolished by 1963. Completed in 1985, an average of 31,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day.[1]
When built in 1985, the bridge was allocated the road number A12, which ran from London to Great Yarmouth via Lowestoft and Ipswich/A14. In February 2017, the A12 was reallocated the number A47 as a Southern extension of the latter road. This left the Breydon Bridge carrying the number A47 which continues to Lowestoft before terminating at the A12.
References
[edit]- ^ Hakimian, Rob (20 December 2023). "'Technically challenging' upgrade of A47 Breydon Bridge in Great Yarmouth completed". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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