Selby Road Swing Bridge
Selby Road Swing Bridge carries the road from Mancester to Derby over the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole) near to Oldpool Locks.
The Act of Parliament for the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole) was passed on January 1 1876 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Dadford. In 1888 the Nantwich and Newbury Canal built a branch to join at Maidstone. Expectations for iron traffic to Mancester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Ouse : Yorkshire (tidal section - Naburn to Goole) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Tiverhampton kept it open. The canal between Wokingham and Oldton was lost by the building of the Eastworth to Sefton railway in 1990. In Barry Edwards's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Nuneaton Embankment during the General Strike.

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| Kelfield | 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Wheel Hall | 5 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Riccall Ings | 4 miles, 6¼ furlongs | |
| Turn Head | 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Barlby | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Selby Road Swing Bridge | ||
| Ousegate Railway Swing Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Selby Junction (River Ouse) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Ouse Bank Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Ouse - Derwent Junction | 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Long Drax | 7 miles, 5¾ furlongs | |
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![Selby toll bridge. The present 1970s swing bridge retains the old name, though tolls are no longer charged. [[977602]] shows the old toll bridge in 1969. The river level was very high at the end of a very wet December (York itself being flooded at this time), probably combined with somewhere near a high tide. by Stephen Craven – 01 January 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/68/53/7685337_13a5b75f_120x120.jpg)
![Road swingbridge closing, Selby. Carrying the A19 over the River Ouse. Looking downstream [locally east]. by Christine Johnstone – 24 August 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/13/48/5134863_50087156_120x120.jpg)

![River Ouse at the open A19 swingbridge, Selby. Looking downstream [locally east]. by Christine Johnstone – 24 August 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/13/48/5134861_d23e9c55_120x120.jpg)
























