The bridge crosses the River Dee, Designed by C.A.Hobson construction started 1887-1889. The bridge is a swing bridge 160m long the largest in the UK the last time it opened was used 1960. It runs along side Tata steel once British steel, it is used by pedestrians, cyclists and trains, Workers used the train from Wrexham area Wales and the Wirral England, iron ore and other minerals from Bidson docks Birkenhead. And workers walked and cycled to work from the Shotton area. I used it many times when i worked there in my younger days on a Friday and Saturday evening when i used to slope off Naughty Me.