Newburn Bridge

Newburn Bridge
Newburn Bridge viewed from the south east, June 2004
Coordinates54°58′51″N 1°44′37″W / 54.9807°N 1.7436°W / 54.9807; -1.7436
OS grid referenceNZ165652
Carries
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Cycles
  • Pedestrians
CrossesRiver Tyne
LocaleTyneside
Preceded byWylam Bridge
Followed byBlaydon Bridge
Characteristics
DesignLattice girder bridge
MaterialSteel
Pier constructionWrought iron filled with concrete
Total length144.8 m (475 ft)
Width8.54 m (28 ft)
No. of spans4
Piers in water3
Load limit10 t
No. of lanesSingle carriageway controlled by traffic lights
History
DesignerSandeman & Moncrieff
Constructed byHead Wrightson
Construction start1892
Construction end1893
Opened21 May 1893 (1893-05-21)
Location
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Newburn Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Tyne at Newburn in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It links Newburn, Walbottle and Throckley on the north side of the river with Ryton, Stella and Blaydon on the south side. The bridge is the westernmost crossing of the Tyne in the county of Tyne and Wear; the next crossing upstream, Wylam Bridge, is in Northumberland.