Wylam Railway Bridge | |
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 Wylam Railway Bridge as seen from the south bank of the River Tyne | |
| Coordinates | 54°58′23″N 1°49′40″W / 54.9730°N 1.8277°W |
| OS grid reference | NZ111642 |
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| Crosses | River Tyne |
| Locale | Northumberland |
| Official name | West Wylam Bridge |
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| Owner | Northumberland County Council[1] |
| Heritage status | Grade II* listed[2] |
| Preceded by | Ovingham Bridges |
| Followed by | Wylam Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through arch bridge. |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Pier construction | Stone |
| Total length | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Width | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Longest span | 73 m (240 ft) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | W G Laws |
| Constructed by | W E Jackson & Co |
| Fabrication by | Hawks, Crawshay and Sons |
| Construction start | 1874 |
| Construction end | 1876 |
| Construction cost | £16,000 |
| Opened | 6 October 1876 |
| Closed | 11 March 1968, as a railway. Reopened as a footbridge in 1975. |
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Wylam Railway Bridge (officially West Wylam Bridge,[2] also known as Hagg Bank Bridge and locally as Points Bridge and Half-Moon Bridge) is a footbridge and former railway bridge crossing the River Tyne at Hagg Bank, approximately 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) west of Wylam in Northumberland, England.