Szkarpawa railway swing bridge in Rybina, Railway swing bridge in Rybina, Poland.

The Szkarpawa railway swing bridge in Rybina is a steel structure crossing the river with a rotating mechanism built into its design. This allows boats to pass underneath while trains continue operating on the Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa line above.

The bridge was designed and built in 1905 by Stahlwerke Dortmund AG for the West Prussian narrow-gauge network. It was destroyed by German forces in 1945 and reopened in 1948. The line from Stegna to Nowy Dwór Gdański opened in May 1906. The bridge was listed as monument A-1625 on 3 April 1997, and a renovation ran from June 2021 to December 2023.

The bridge was entered in the national monument register of the Pomeranian Voivodeship on 3 April 1997 under number A-1625. Passenger service on the line ended in 1996 and resumed in July 2009 for seasonal tourist runs. The two road bridges at Rybina, built in 1933, were listed in 1995.

You can reach the bridge from the railway station area, with good viewing points available from the riverbank. The rotating mechanism operates regularly, so you may see it in action if you visit at the right time.

The bridge carries the narrow-gauge line from the north bank of the Szkarpawa to the island of Babker Keil in the south, and the former Kalteherberge halt (Świerznica) stood directly on the southern bank. The 43-metre span pivots on a central pier set mid-river, which houses the bearings and the drive mechanism.