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The bridge is still occasionally lifted for testing purposes, most recently being done so in May 2016. In 2017, after weeks of repair work, engineers were not able to carry out a test lift of the bridge. A restoration project was carried out from February 2023, funded by the
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Although the old dock is now virtually inactive of shipping, the bridge is covered by an act of parliament requiring it to be lifted upon certain requests. Requests were made in the 1990s to allow the historical
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vessels to enter the old dock and be permanently berthed to serve as museum pieces and restaurants respectively.
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c. x) allowed the land west of the old dock to be developed, and a bridge built across the dock.
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principle road bridge, built in 1925 to the design of Alfred C. Gardner, docks engineer of the
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The bridge was restored by Great Grimsby Borough Council c. 1980.
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near Victoria Mills, Victoria Street and replaced a swing bridge.
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The bridge is an electrically powered road bridge built on the
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Coordinates
53°34′15″N 0°04′58″W / 53.57075°N 0.08276°W / 53.57075; -0.08276
Alexandra Dock, Grimsby
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire Council
Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge
Listed Building
1379432
Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge
Old Dock
Alexandra Dock
Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
Grimsby Improvement Act 1869
32 & 33 Vict.
Head Wrightson
Teesdale Ironworks
Charles Sacre

Alexandra Dock
Scherzer rolling lift bridge
London and North Eastern Railway
Sir William Arrol & Co.
Edward VIII
listed building
Ross Tiger
PS Lincoln Castle
Department of Transport

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