On the northeast coast of the Isle of Man is where Ramsey Harbour, with its historic road swing bridge, had earlier in the summer closed due to heat and, more recently again, reopened to traffic.
The bridge, which opened in 1892 and spans across the Sulby River that flows into the commercial harbour, as Afloat reported, had been closed since the beginning of the month.
On this occasion, Manx Radio reports the bridge closure was to enable further repairs carried out on the structure involving the replacement of rotten deck timbers.
Also during the closure, the Department of Infrastructure took the opportunity to replace gears that operate the bridge's swing mechanism. In addition, the single-lane bridge was given a new relayed surface next to the one-sided pedestrian path.
The DoI also said that works completed included the replacement of parts of the bridge's lighting system.
The swing bridge, which is more than 130 years old, was given protected status in 2023.
