An English town has installed a six-metre swing bridge whose deck contains the equivalent of 140 recycled plastic bottles per square metre and can be manually opened for passing boats. The new structure, officially named Bushey Fox Bridge, was lifted into position by crane at Wichelstowe in Swindon as part of an ongoing multi-million-pound scheme to restore the historic Wilts & Berks Canal. According to an announcement published by Swindon Borough Council on Monday, 13 July 2026, the installation marks a major milestone in completing a new 600-metre stretch of waterway running south from the Wichelstowe district centre before turning east toward Mill Lane.
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