Wearmouth Bridge (1796)

Wearmouth Bridge
West View of Wearmouth Bridge, published 1798
Coordinates54°54′36″N 1°22′58″W / 54.91°N 1.3828°W / 54.91; -1.3828
Characteristics
DesignSingle span
MaterialCast iron Edit this on Wikidata
Total length240 ft (73 m) Edit this on Wikidata
History
DesignerThomas Paine Edit this on Wikidata
Constructed byThomas Wilson
Construction cost£28,000 Edit this on Wikidata
Opened1796 Edit this on Wikidata
Inaugurated9 August 1796 Edit this on Wikidata
Rebuilt1857-1859
Demolished1927-1929
Replaced byWearmouth Bridge Edit this on Wikidata
Location
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The first Wearmouth Bridge was a bridge across the River Wear in Sunderland, England and the second major bridge to be made from cast iron. It was considered one of the wonders of the industrial age, and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as being 'a triumph of the new metallurgy and engineering ingenuity [...] of superb elegance'.[1]

  1. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1983). The Buildings of England: County Durham (2nd ed.). London: Penguin.