Victoria Swing Bridge

The Victoria Swing Bridge is a swing bridge in Leith docks, Edinburgh, Scotland, which carries a dock road (and previously twin railway lines) across the Water of Leith at a point where it is canalised as the Inner Harbour.

[1] McDonald & Grant were contractors for the foundations, and the bridge was built by the Skerne Iron Works.

This followed reports of the poor condition of the deck, with timber rotting in places and vegetation taking hold.

[4] In 2021, Forth Ports was granted listed building consent for a full refurbishment programme, the work to include renovation of the two walkways, re-decking of the carriageway, replacement of the decked turning circle areas and repainting of the metalwork.

[1] The bridge carried two tracks of a dock railway and a road, and there are footpaths on either side outside the truss structure.

Engraving of the bridge, which has double train tracks on it
Engraving of the bridge carrying a train from around 1879
Completed refurbishment, 2024
The footpath on the north side of the bridge