NewsgallerySutton Weaver Swing Bridge reopening ceremonyBookmarkShareNewsByFrances BarrettEditor10:24, 13 OCT 2014Updated10:26, 13 OCT 2014The completion of the £4.5 million restoration project of the Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge was celebrated at a ceremony on Friday1 of 10Graham Evans MP unveiled the plaque to mark the re-opening, with Cllr Lynn Riley and Richard Parry, Canal and River Trust CEO2 of 10Canal and River Trust CEO Richard Parry with Graham Evans MP3 of 10Ceremonial crossing of the bridge by a vintage 1930s Leyland Cub lorry and a modern HGV to show how transport has changed since the bridge was built4 of 10Chairman of Sutton Parish Council Mike Pusey, Mayor of Frodsham Cllr Allen Wales, Cllr Andrew Dawson, Graham Evans MP, Cllr Mike Jones, Head of Engineering at the Canal and River Trust George Ballinger, Cllr Lynn Riley and Richard Parry, Canal and River Trust CEO5 of 10The newly-opened bridge6 of 10Ceremonial swinging of the bridge to allow the river parade to pass7 of 10Ceremonial swinging of the bridge to allow the river parade to pass8 of 10Crowds gathered to watch the ceremonial swinging of the bridge9 of 10Many local residents attended the ceremony10 of 10