Engineers will try and figure out why it keeps getting stuck.
North Yorkshire County Council say Whitby Swing bridge will be closed to traffic on Monday 18 October from 6pm to midnight to allow engineers to investigate the cause of recent issues.
There have been numerous incidents recently of the bridge becoming struck.
The council say that during the works the bridge will be swung numerous times.
They say Pedestrian access over the bridge will be possible in between swings.
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A proposal to reverse controversial changes to North Yorkshire's home-to-school transport policy has been rejected by councillors, meaning the nearest-school-only rule will remain in place pending a review.
Health food retailer Grape Tree has been granted permission to open a new store at a Grade II-listed site in Whitby, with confirmation that the town's famous polar bear statue will be retained.
More than £30,000 has been awarded to fund the extension of a bus route serving the new NHS Community Diagnostic Centre in Eastfield, Scarborough.
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