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Some of the many wonderful bridges connecting communities in North East England and Cumbria... Timeline


Tyne Bridge	Swing Bridge	Scotswood Bridge	Millennium Bridge	High Level Bridge

Wearmouth Bridge	Tees Newport Bridge	Transporter Bridge	Berwick	Royal Border Bridge

Elvet Bridge	Eden Bridge, Carlisle	Alnmouth	Causey Arch	Infinity Bridge

Bridge	Over	Type	Built	Location / Near	County / Met	Notes
Abbey Bridge	River Tees	Road	1773	Egglestone Abbey	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Alston Arches Viaduct	River South Tyne	Pedestrian	1852	Haltwhistle	Northumberland	Grade II listed. Built as a railway bridge.
Armathwaite Bridge	River Eden	Road	C18th	Armathwaite	Cumbria	Grade II listed.
Armstrong Bridge	Ouseburn	Pedestrian	1878	Jesmond Dene	Newcastle	Grade II listed. Built as a road bridge.
Ashgill Bridge	Ash Gill	Road	1916	Garrigill	Cumbria	Over Ashgill Force waterfall
Askham Bridge	River Lowther	Road	1897	Askham	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Backbarrow Bridge	River Leven (Cumbria)	Road	C18th	Backbarrow	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Balder Bridge	River Balder	Road	1681	Cotherstone	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Barnard Castle Bridge	River Tees	Road	C14th	Barnard Castle - Starforth	County Durham	Grade I listed
Bellasis Bridge	River Blyth	Road	C16th	Bellasis, Stannington	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Bellingham Bridge	River North Tyne	Road	1834	Bellingham	Northumberland
Birks Bridge	River Winster	Footbridge	C17th	South Lakeland	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Blanchland Bridge	River Derwent (Tyne)	Road	C18th	Blanchland	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Blencow Bridge	River Petteril	Road	C19th	Little Blencow	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Bolton Bridge	River Eden	Road	1870	Bolton	Cumbria
Brathay Bridge	River Brathay	Road		Brathay	Cumbria
Brathay Footbridge	River Brathay	Pedestrian		Brathay	Cumbria
Bridge over Devil's Water	Devil's Water	Road	1788	Dilston	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Bridge at Doddington	River Till	Road	C19th	Doddington	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Bridge by Rydal Hall	Rydal Beck	Road	C17th	Rydal	Cumbria	Grade II* listed
Broughton High Bridge	River Derwent	Road	1835	Great Broughton	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Burns Closes Bridge	Wallsend Burn	Road	2009	Wallsend	North Tyneside	Replaced earlier bridge of 1913.
Byker Road Bridge	Ouseburn	Road	1878	Byker	Newcastle	Grade II listed
Byker Metro Bridge	Ouseburn	Rail	1979	Byker	Newcastle	Purpose-built for T&W Metro
Bywell Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1838	Bywell	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Canongate Bridge	River Aln	Road	1821	Alnwick	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Castle Head Bridge	River Winster		c.1800	Lindale	Cumbria
Causey Arch	Causey Burn	Rail	1726	Tanfield	County Durham	Grade I listed
Chairford Bridge	Lisles Burn	Road	C19th	East Woodburn	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Chapel Bridge	Black Beck	Road	C14th	Barforth	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Chester New Bridge	River Wear	Road	C15th	Bournmoor	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Chollerford Bridge	River North Tyne	Road	1785	Chollerford	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Cliburn Mill Bridge	River Lyvennet	Road	1825	Cliburn	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Clough Bridge	Clough River	Road		Clough, Garsdale	Cumbria
Coldstream Bridge	River Tweed	Road	1767	Cornhill - Coldstream	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Corby Bridge	River Eden	Rail	1834	Great Corby - Wetheral	Cumbria	Grade I listed. aka Wetheral Viaduct
Cotherstone Footbridge	River Tees	Pedestrian	1932	Cotherstone	County Durham
Cow Bridge	Goldrill Beck	Road	C17th	Hartsop	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Crawford's Bridge	Ouseburn	Road	C18th	Ouseburn	Newcastle	Grade II listed
Crimdon Dene Railway Viaduct	Crimdon Beck	Rail	1905	Crimdon	County Durham
Crook of Lune Bridge	River Lune (Cumbria)	Road	C16th	Crook of Lune, Lowgill	Cumbria	Grade II* listed
Crook's Bridge	River Petteril	Road	C19th	Wreay	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Croxdale Bridge	Croxdale Beck	Road	1760	Croxdale	County Durham	Grade II listed
Croxdale Viaduct	River Wear	Rail	1872	Croxdale	County Durham
Cupola Bridge	River Allen	Road	1778	Whitfield	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Deepdale Footbridge	River Tees	Pedestrian	1898	Barnard Castle	County Durham	Grade II listed
Denemouth Viaduct	Castle Eden Burn	Rail	1905	Blackhall Colliery - Horden	County Durham
Denwick Bridge	River Aln	Road	1776	Alnwick	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Devil's Bridge	River Lune (Cumbria)	Road	C14th	Kirkby Lonsdale	Cumbria	Grade I listed
Docker Viaduct	Flodder Beck	Rail	1846	Lamrigg	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Duchess Bridge	River Aln	Road	1864	Alnmouth	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Duchess's Footbridge	River Aln	Pedestrian	1868	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland
Duke of Norfolk Bridge	River Petteril	Road	1796	Greystoke	Cumbria	Grade II listed & War memorial
Eamont Bridge	River Eamont	Road	C15th	Eamont Bridge	Cumbria	Grade I listed
East Brizlee Bridge	River Aln	Pedestrian	1933	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland
Eastgate Bridge	Rookhope Burn	Road	C18th	Eastgate	County Durham
Eden Bridge	River Eden	Road	1815	Carlisle	Cumbria	Grade I listed
Edlingham Railway Viaduct	Edlingham Burn	Rail	1885	Edlingham	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Eggleston Bridge	River Tees	Road	C17th	Eggleston	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Ellenhall Bridge	River Ellen	Road	C19th		Cumbria	Grade II listed
Elliott Bridge	River Wansbeck	Pedestrian	1982	Morpeth	Northumberland
Elsdon Bridge	Elsdon Burn	Road	C18th	Elsdon	Northumberland	Grade II
Elvet Bridge	River Wear	Road	1160	Durham	County Durham	Grade I, damaged by the Great Flood of 1771
Factory Bridge	River Coquet	Road	1865	Guyzance	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Falstone Bridge	River North Tyne	Road	1843	Falstone	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Felton Old Bridge	River Coquet	Road	C15th	Felton - West Thirston	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Featherstone Bridge	River South Tyne	Road	1775	Haltwhistle	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Filbert Haugh Bridge	River Aln	Road	1901	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland
Fleetham Bridge	Long Nanny	Road	C19th	West Fleetham, Beadnell	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Footbridge by Banqueting Hall	Ouseburn	Pedestrian	1870	Jesmond Dene	Newcastle	Grade II listed
Footbridge by Dene Mill	Ouseburn	Pedestrian	1862	Jesmond Dene	Newcastle	Grade II listed
Footbridge over Harwood Beck	Harwood Beck	Pedestrian		Harwood, Teesdale	County Durham
Footbridge South of Red Walk	Ouseburn	Pedestrian	1870	Jesmond Dene	Newcastle	Grade II listed
Former Road Bridge	Elsdon Burn	Pedestrian	C18th	Elsdon	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Foss Bridge	River Wansbeck	Road	C18th	Mitford	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Fowberry Bridge	River Till	Road	1825	Fowberry	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Framwellgate Bridge	River Wear	Road	C15th	Durham	County Durham	Grade I listed
Frank's Bridge	River Eden	Pedestrian	C17th	Kirkby Stephen	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Gateshead Millennium Bridge	River Tyne	Pedestrian	2001	Newcastle - Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Pivot bridge - cycle & pedestrian
Dalton Bridge	Dalden Dene	Pedestrian	1789	Dalton-le-Dale	Tees Valley	Grade II listed
Gelt Bridge	River Gelt	Rail	1835	Hayton CP	Cumbria	Grade II* listed
Greta Bridge	River Greta	Road	1773	Greta Bridge	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Hadrian Bridge	Central Motorway	Pedestrian	C20th	Newcastle	Newcastle	by Robinson Library of Newcastle University
Hagg Bank Bridge	River Tyne	Pedestrian	1876	Wylam	Northumberland	Grade II* listed. Originally built as a railway bridge.
Hartford Bridge	River Blyth	Road	C16th	Hartford Bridge	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Hartburn Bridge	Hart Burn	Road	C18th	Hartburn	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Hawes Bridge	River Kent	Road	C18th	Natland	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Hawthorn Dene Viaduct	Hawthorn Burn	Rail	1905	Hawthorn	County Durham	Grade II listed
Heatherycleugh Bridge	Heathery Cleugh	Road	1810	Cornriggs	County Durham	Grade II listed
Hepple Bridge	River Coquet	Road		Hepple	Northumberland	Modern bridge on 1874 piers
Hexham Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1793	Hexham	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Newburn Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1893	Newburn	Newcastle, Gateshead	Local List
High Level Bridge	River Tyne	Road, Rail	1849	Newcastle - Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Grade I listed. Double decker road and rail bridge
Howlea Bridge	Bedburn Beck	Road	C18th	Bedburn	County Durham	Grade II listed
Hownsgill Viaduct	Hown's Gill	Pedestian	1858	Consett	County Durham	Grade II* listed. Built as a railway bridge
Hulne Park Footbridge	River Aln	Pedestrian	2009	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland
Infinity Bridge	River Tees	Pedestrian	2009	Thoraby - Stockton	Tees Valley	Pedestrian and cycle
Iron Bridge	River Aln	Road	1812	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Iron Bridge	Debdon Burn	Pedestrian	1870s	Cragside	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Isel Bridge	River Derwent (Cumbria)	Road	1812	Isel	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Jarrow Bridge	River Don	Road (disused)	1781	Jarrow	South Tyneside	Grade II
Jubilee Bridge	Walney Channel	Road	1908	Barrow - Vickerstown	Cumbria
Jubilee Bridge	Dane Gill Beck	Road	1887	Barrow	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Kielder Viaduct	River North Tyne	Rail (closed)	1862	Kielder	Northumberland	Scheduled Monument
King Edward VII Bridge	River Tyne	Rail	1906	Newcastle - Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Grade II listed
Kingsgate Bridge	River Wear	Pedestrian	1965	Durham	County Durham	Grade I listed
Knar Burn Railway Viaduct	Knar Burn	Rail	1852	Slaggyford	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Lady's Bridge	River Aln	Road	C18th	Eslington Park, Whittington	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Lady's Bridge	River Coquet	Pedestrian	?	Rothbury	Northumberland
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge	River Tweed	Road	1887	Norham	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Lamb Bridge	River Wear	Road	1819	Bournmoor	County Durham	Grade II* liste
Lambley Viaduct	River South Tyne	Rail	1852	Lambley	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Lanercost Bridge	River Irthing	Road	1724	Lanercost	Cumbria	Scheduled Monument
Lesbury Railway Viaduct	River Aln	Rail	1849	Lesbury	Northumberland	By Robert Stephenson. Grade II listed.
Leven Bridge	River Leven (North Yorks.)	Road	C19th	Ingleby Barwick	Tees Valley	Grade II listed
Linbriggs Bridge	River Coquet	Road	1928	Linbriggs	Northumberland
Linnels Bridge	Devil's Water	Road	C16th	Linnels	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Lion Bridge	River Aln	Road	1775	Alnwick	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Longtown Bridge	River Esk	Road	1756	Longtown	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Lowgill Viaduct		Rail	1859	Beck Foot, Lowgill	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Low Wood Bridge	River Leven (Cumbria)	Road	C18th	Low Wood	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Lune Railway Viaduct	River Lune (County Durham)	Rail	1868	Laithkirk	County Durham	Grade II listed
Lunes Bridge	River Lune (Cumbria)	Road	C19th	Tebay	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Makendon Bridge	River Coquet	Road	1968	Makendon	Northumberland
Merrygill Viaduct	Hartley Beck	Rail	1861	Kirkby Stephen	Cumbria	Grade II listed.
Middleton Bridge	River Tees	Road	1800	Middleton-in-Teesdale	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Middleton Bridge	River Rawthey	Road	C17th	Middleton	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Mill Bridge	River Skern	Road	1861	Coatham Munderville - Brafferton	County Durham	Grade II listed
Mitford Bridge	River Font	Road	C19th	Mitford	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Monk's Bridge	River Aln	Road	1901	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland
Monkridge Bridge	Elsdon Burn	Road	C20th	Monkridge	Northumberland	A696
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge	River Wear	Rail	1876	Sunderland	Sunderland	Grade II listed
Mosedale Bridge	River Caldew	Road	C19th	Mosedale	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Mosedale Viaduct	Mosdale Beck	Rail	1864	Scales	Cumbria
Musgrave Bridge	River Eden	Road	1825	Great Musgrave - Little Musgrave	Cumbria
Newcastle Swing Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1876	Newcastle - Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Grade II* listed. Built on the site of the Medieval Tyne Bridge
New Bridge	River Aln	Road	2004	Lesbury	Northumberland
New Footbridge	River Aln	Pedestrian	2009	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland
Newbiggin Bridge	Crowdundle Beck	Road	C18th	Newbiggin (Kirkby Thore)	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Newby Bridge	River Leven (Cumbria)	Road	C17th?	Newby Bridge	Cumbria	Grade II*
Newton Cap Bridge	River Wear	Road	C14th	Bishop Auckland	County Durham	Grade I
Newton Cap Viaduct	River Wear	Road	1857	Bishop Auckland	County Durham	Grade II. Railway viaduct, converted to road in 1995.
Northern Spire Bridge	River Wear	Road	2018	Sunderland	Sunderland
Old Bridge	River Tweed	Road	1634	Berwick	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Old Bridge	Nor Beck	Pedestrian	C18th	Barningham	County Durham	Grade II listed
Old Bridge	Cor Burn	Road (closed)	C18th	Corbridge	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Old Bridge	River Aln	Road	C15th	Lesbury	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Old Bridge	River Coquet	Road	C14th	Warkworth	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Old Bridge	River Eden	Road	C16th	Warcop	Cumbria	Grade II* listed
Old Derwent Bridge	River Derwent (Tyne)	Road	1779	Swalwell	Gateshead	Grade II* listed
Ouseburn Viaduct	Ouseburn	Rail	1839	Ouseburn	Newcastle	Grade II* listed
Packhorse Bridge	Whillan Beck	Road	C18th	Boot, Eskdale	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Packhorse Bridge	Whittle Burn	Pedestrian	C18th	Ovingham	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Packhorse Bridge		Pedestrian	C17th	Beck Foot, Lowgill	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Palmstrother Bridge	Shipley Burn	Road	C18th	Hulne Park, Alnwick	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Pauperhaugh Bridge	River Coquet	Road	1862	Pauperhaugh	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Piercebridge Bridge	River Tees	Road	1673	Piercebridge	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Podgill Viaduct	Pod Gill	Rail	1861	Kirkby Stephen	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Prebends Bridge	River Wear	Pedestrian	1778	Durham	County Durham	Grade I listed
Queen Alexandra Bridge	River Wear	Road	1909	Southwick - Deptford	Sunderland	Grade II listed. Originally a doubldecker road and rail bridge.
Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge	River Tyne	Rail	1981	Newcastle - Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Purpose-built Metro Bridge
Railway Viaduct	Poltross Burn	Rail	1838	Gilsland	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Railway Viaduct	River Font	Rail	1870	Netherwitton	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Redheugh Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1983	Newcastle -Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Replaced earlier bridges of the same name.
Rede Bridge	River Rede	Road	1715	Redesmouth	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Ridley Bridge	River South Tyne	Road	1792	Bardon Mill	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Rothbury Bridge	River Coquet	Road	1460	Rothbury	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Royal Border Bridge	River Tweed	Rail	1850	Berwick	Northumberland	By Robert Stephenson. Grade I Listed
Royal Tweed Bridge	River Tweed	Road	1928	Berwick	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Rusland Pool Bridge	Rusland Pool	Road	C18th	Rusland	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Rutherford Bridge	River Greta	Road	1773	Scargill	County Durham	Grade II listed
Salters Bridge	Ouseburn	Road	C14th	Gosforth	Newcastle	Grade I listed
Sands Suspension Bridge	River Derwent	Footbridge	1902	Swalwell	Gateshead	Local List. aka 'The Hicky Bridge'
Scotswood Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1967	Blaydon - Scotswood	Newcastle, Gateshead	Replaced chain bridge of 1831
Sheepwash Bridge	River Wansbeck	Road	1920	Sheepwash	Northumberland	Replaced bridge of 1894
Sheepwash Footbridge	River Wansbeck	Pedestrian	1968	Sheepwash	Northumberland
Sherburnhouse Bridge	Sherburnhouse Beck	-	1335	Sherburn House	County Durham	Scheduled Monument
Shilvington Bridge	River Blyth	Road	C18th	Shilvington	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Shotley Bridge	River Derwent (Tyne)	Road	C18th	Shotley Bridge	County Durham	Grade II listed
Skelwith Bridge	River Brathay	Road		Skelwith Bridge	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Slater's Bridge	River Brathay	Pedestrian	C17th	Little Langdale	Cumbria	Grade II* listed. Former packhorse bridge.
Smardale Bridge	Scandal Beck	Road	C18th	Smardale	Cumbria	Grade II. Former packhorse bridge.
Smardale Gill Viaduct	Smardale Gill	Rail	1860	Smardale	Cumbria	Grade II* listed
Smardale Viaduct	Scandal Beck	Rail	1875	Smardale	Cumbria	Grade II listed
South Monkridge Bridge	Raylees Burn	Road	1956	Monkridge	Northumbeland
St Lawrence's Bridge	River Eden	Road	1889	Appleby-in-Westmorland	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Stanhope Bridge	River Wear	Road	C15th	Stanhope	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Stanleyburn Bridge	Stanley Burn	Road	C18th?	Crawcrook	County Durham	Local list
Storch Bridge	River Petteril	Road	C18th	Greystoke	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Stone Bridge	Debdon Burn	Footbridge	C19th	Cragside	Northumberland	Grade II Listed
Stonehouse Bridge	River Dee	Road	C17th	Dentdale	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Sunderland Bridge	River Wear	Road	C14th	Sunderland Bridge	County Durham	Grade I listed
Tees Newport Bridge	River Tees	Road	1934	Middlesbrough - Stockton	Tees Valley	Grade II listed
Tees Transporter Bridge	River Tees	Road	1911	Middlesbrough - Port Clarence	Tees Valley	Grade II* listed
Telford Bridge	River Wansbeck	Road	1831	Morpeth	Northumberland	Grade II* listed
Thropton Bridge	Wreigh Burn	Road	1810	Thropton	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Twizel Bridge	River Till	Road	1511	Cornhill-on-Tweed	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Twizel Viaduct	River Till	Rail	1849	Twizel	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Tyne Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1928	Newcastle - Gateshead	Newcastle, Gateshead	Grade II* listed
Tyne Bridge	River South Tyne	Pedestraian	1875	Haltwhistle	Northumberland	Grade II listed. Built as a road bridge.
Tyne Bridge	River Tyne	Road	1674	Corbridge	Northumberland	Grade I listed. Only bridge on the Tyne to survive the Great Flood of 1771.
Union Chain Bridge	River Tweed	Road	1820	Horncliff - Fishwick	Northumberland	Grade I listed
Victoria Viaduct	River Wear	Rail	1838	Fatfield, Washington	Sunderland	Grade II* listed
Warenford Bridge	Waren Burn	Road	C18th	Warenford	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Warwick Bridge	River Eden	Road	1835	Warwick Bridge	Cumbria
Warkworth Old Bridge	River Coquet	Road	C14th	Warkworth	Northumberland	Grade II listed (possibly rebuilt c18th)
Wearmouth Bridge	River Wear	Road	1929	Sunderland	Sunderland
Weldon Bridge	River Coquet	Road	1760	Weldon Bridge	Northumberland	Grade I
Willington Dene Viaduct	Wallsend Burn	Rail	1839	Willington, Wallsend	North Tyneside	Grade II listed
Winch Bridge	River Tees	Pedestrian	1820	Holwick	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Winston Bridge	River Tees	Road	1763	Winston	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Witton Bridge	River Wear	Road	1788	Witton-le-Wear	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Whelpo Bridge	Whelpo Beck	Road	C18th	Whelpo	Cumbria	Grade II
Whittingham Bridge	River Aln	Road	C19th	Whittingham	Northumberland	Grade II listed
Whorlton Suspension Bridge	River Tees	Road	1831	Whorlton	County Durham	Grade II* listed
Wreay Bridge	River Petteril	Road	1830s	Wreay	Cumbria	Grade II listed
Yarm Bridge	River Tees	Road	c1400	Yarm - Egglescliffe	Tees Valley	Grade II* listed
Yarm Railway Viaduct	River Tees	Rail	1851	Yarm - Egglescliffe	Tees Valley	Grade II listed
Road Bridge	Waren Burn	Road	1906	Lucker	Northumberland	Grade II listed

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Bridges on the Tyne
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Piercebridge Roman Bridge
- Overview About the Roman Bridge Map Street View The Roman bridge at Piercebridge crossed the River Tees, carrying Dere Street, the Roman road that linked York with Corbridge, near Hadrian’s …

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- Rivers have played an important role in shaping the development and identity of communities in the North East. Many settlements have grown up at locations near rivers, which provided essential …

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Sunderland Bridge
- Overview About Sunderland Bridge Map Street View Sunderland Bridge is both a bridge and a village in County Durham, located about 3 miles south of the City of Durham. The …

Croxdale Viaduct
- Croxdale Viaduct, over the River Wear near Croxdale and Sunderland Bridge, was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1872. Today the 11 arched viaduct is still in use for the …

The Lion Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The Lion Bridge over the River Aln at Alnwick was built in 1775 by John Adam.[1] The stone bridge has 4 arches and in the centre of …

Chollerford Bridge
- Overview Street View The stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford in Northumberland was built in 1785 by Robert Mylne. It replaced an earlier medieval bridge which had been …

Warkworth Old Bridge
- The old stone bridge over the River Coquet at Warkworth dates from c.1380. John Cook of Newcastle, who died in 1378/9, bequeathed 20 marks towards the building of the bridge.[1] …

Sunderland Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge across the River Wear near the village of Sunderland Bridge, Croxdale, dates from the 14th Century. The bridge has undergone several modifications, with …

Greta Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Greta at Great Bridge village in County Durham, was built in 1773 by John Carr for John Sawry Morritt. It replaced …

Newton Cap Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Viaduct was built in 1857 to carry the Bishop Auckland to Durham City railway across the River Wear and Newton Cap Bank, which leads …

Newton Cap Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Bridge is a stone bridge across the River Wear at Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Reputedly it was built in the late 14th century for …

Barnard Castle Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone Bridge over the River Tees connects the town of Barnard Castle with Startforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is overlooked by the castle. It …

Felton Old Bridge
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Rutherford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View A stone bridge over the River Greta just over a mile North West of Scargill, County Durham. The bridge was built in 1773 following the great …

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Cupola Bridge
- Overview Map Street View A three arch stone bridge over the River Allen, built 1778 and located a mile and a half from Whitfield, Northumberland. The bridge is Grade 2 …

Mill Bridge, Coatham Munderville
- Overview Map Street View A stone bridge, built 1861, which straddles the parishes of Coatham Mundeville and Brafferton. The bridge is Grade 2 listed.

Salters Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Salters Bridge crosses the Ouseburn in South Gosforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Winston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge over the River Tees near Winston in Counry Durham was built in 1762-1763, designed by Sir Thomas Robinson[1]. The bridge is notable for its …

Whorlton Suspension Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The toll bridge over the River Tees at Whorlton, County Durham, was opened in 1831. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle, who …

Hartford Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View Hartford Bridge carries the A192 road over the River Blyth at Hartford, north of Cramlington. There was once a ford to cross the river near here, which …

Old Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The old stone bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury dates from the 15th century, though substantially altered in the 19th century. The bridge is Grade …

New Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The 'new' road bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury was opened in 2004 and carries the A1068. Prior to that the road was routed over …

Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The viaduct just north west of Lesbury carries the railway over the River Aln in Northumberland. The viaduct has 18 arches and was built in 1848/1849 …

Duchess Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Aln at Alnmouth was built in 1864. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. A …

Lambley Viaduct
- Overview About Lambley Viaduct Map Lambley viaduct was built by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in 1852 to carry the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line over the River South Tyne at …

Bridge over the Wear
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Wear just west of Stanhope dates from medieval times. The bridge now carries the B6278 road. It is Grade II …*

Denemouth Viaduct, Castle Eden Dene
- Overview Map The railway viaduct at Dene Holme over Castle Eden Dene was completed in 1905.[1] It is between Blackhall Colliery and Horden, in County Durham. The viaduct has 10 …

Bywell Bridge, over the Tyne
- Overview Map Street View Bywell bridge over the River Tyne was built 1836-1838, designed by George Basevi. The stone bridge carries the B6309 road over the Tyne, with Bywell on the north …

Queen Alexandra Bridge
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View The Queen Alexandra Bridge over the River Wear links the Southwick and Deptford areas of Sunderland. The bridge was built 1907-1909, originally as a double-decker …

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Shotley Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Shotley Bridge was built in the late 18th century, later widened in c1820. The bridge is Grade II …

Denwick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Denwick Bridge over the River Aln is located about half a mile north east of Alnwick and a similar distance south west of Denwick. The stone …

Telford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Telford Bridge (aka 'New Bridge') in Morpeth was built 1829 - 1831 by Thomas Telford.[1] The stone bridge carries the A192 road over the River Wansbeck. …

Weldon Bridge - Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Coquet at Weldon Bridge was built c.1760[1] The bridge has 3 arches and distinctive circular openings between the arches. It …

Pauperhaugh Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Pauperhaugh bridge over the River Coquet.

Road Bridge, Sheepwash
- Overview Map Street View The bridge at Sheepwash carries the A1068 road over the River Wansbeck. It was built in 1920 to replace a stone bridge damaged by floods in …

Fleetham Bridge
- The stone single arched bridge over the Long Nanny at West Freetham, near Beadnell, was built in the early 19th century. The bridge is Grade II listed on the Ntional …

Chapel Bridge

Hexham Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Hexham Bridge carries the A6079 road over the River Tyne at Hexham. The nine arched stone bridge was built in 1793, designed by John Smeaton and …

Coldstream Bridge
- Overview About Coldstream Bridge Map Street View   Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the …

Crimdon Dene Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The viaduct over Crimdon Dene was built in 1905 to carry the North Eastern Railway. The viaduct is located close to the mouth of Crimdon Dene, …

Warenford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over Waren Burn at Warenford in Northumberland was built in the late 18th or early 19th century and is Grade II listed.[1] The …

Twizel Viaduct
- Twizel Viaduct was built between 1846 and 1849 by the Newcastle & Berwick Railway, to carry the Tweedmouth to Kelso railway branch line over the River Till at Twizell in …

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Knar Burn Railway Viaduct
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Balder Bridge, Cotherstone
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge over the River Balder at Cotherstone dates back to the 15th century. It was rebuilt c.1681 and the upstream side of the …

Cotherstone Footbridge
- Overview Map The footbridge over the River Tees just north of Cortherstone, County Durham, was built in 1932 by Joseph L Thompson and Sons Ltd of Sunderland. It replaced two …

Lune Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Disused railway viaduct over the River Lune, built in 1868 for the Tees Valley Railway Company. The viaduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage …

Bewick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge near Old Bewick in Northumberland was built in the early 19th century, or possibly earlier. There is also a small hamlet by …

Heatherycleugh Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Heatherycleugh Bridge carries School Hill road (part of the A689) over the steep valley of the Heathery Cleugh (a stream), shortly before it flow into Killhope …

Canongate Bridge

Union Chain Bridge
- Overview About The Union Chain Bridge Map Street View The Union Chain Bridge spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe in England and Fishwick in Scotland. The bridge was built  for …

Railway Viaduct over Poltross Burn

Bridge over Tarset Burn, Lanehead

Bridge over the River Till

Hownsgill Viaduct

Hawthorn Dene Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The railway viaduct over Hawthorn Dene was built in 1905 for the North-Eastern Railway Company. The viaduct is located near the coast at the mouth of …

Bridge over Croxdale Beck
- Overview Map A stone single-track road bridge over Croxdale Beck, built c.1760 by Christopher Ebdon.[1] It is located just north of Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale Hall. The bridge was built …

Dalton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The single arch limestone bridge over Dalden Dene at Dalton-le-Dale is dated 1789. The bridge is Grade II listed.[1] It is reputed that Oliver Cromwell crossed …

Edlingham Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View This railway viaduct is located under half a mile north-east of Edlingham in Northumberland, and close to Edlingham Castle. It was built in c.1885 for the …

Haltwhistle Tyne Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The pedestrian bridge (a former road bridge) over the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle was built in 1875. It was constructed with wrought-iron arches and cast-iron …

Alston Arches Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Alston Arches Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct over the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle. It was built in 1852 by Sir George Barclay Bruce for …

Ouseburn Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Ouseburn Viaduct is a railway bridge over the valley of the Ouseburn (river). It was built between 1837-1839 by John and Benjamin Green for the Newcastle …

Willington Dene Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Willington Dene Viaduct is a railway bridge over the valley of Wallsend Burn near Willington and Wallsend. It was built between 1837-1839 by John and Benjamin Green …

Byker Bridge
- Overview About Byker Bridge Map Street View   The Byker Bridge is a 344.65m (1130 ft) long road bridge that carries the A193 road over the River Ouseburn in Newcastle …

Crawford's Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Crawford's bridge is a small segmental arch stone bridge over the Ouseburn built in the early to mid-18th century. It is the oldest of the surviving …

Piercebridge Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Tees at Piercebridge was built in 1673. The bridge was widened on its downstream side in 1781.[1] Today the bridge …

Iron Bridge
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Filbert Haugh Bridge

Palmstrother Bridge
- Palmstrother Bridge in Hulne Park is a late 18th century stone bridge over Shipley Burn, just before its confluence with the River Aln. It is close to East Brizlee Bridge. Palmstrother Bridge …

East Brizlee Bridge
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Duchess's Footbridge

New Footbridge
- This footbridge over the River Aln at Hulne Park was built in 2009 and replaced an earlier bridge which was destroyed in the floods of September 2008.

Lady's Bridge, Eslington Park

Factory Bridge over River Coquet
- Overview Map Street View This road bridge over the River Coquet was built in c.1865. It is known as Factory Bridge, presumably for the close proximity to the former mill/factory …

Hepple Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Hepple Bridge carries the B6341 road across the River Coquet a quarter of a mile south of Hepple, Northumberland. The bridge dates from 1874, though the …

Makendon Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The small road bridge over the River Coquet, located just under a quater mile noth-east of Makendon, was built in 1968.[1] It is in a remote …

Bridge at Chew Green
- Overview Map Street View The small concrete bridge over the River Coquet, near the remains of Chew Green Roman Fort, was built in 1968.[1] It is the first bridge over …

Buckham's Bridge, Blindburn
- Overview Map Street View Buckham's Bridge is a road bridge over the River Coquet near Blindburn in Northumberland. The bridge is very close to the confluence of Buckham's Walls Burn …

Blindburn Footbridge
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Rothbury Bridge
- Overview Map The road bridge over the River Coquet at Rothbury was originally built in 1460. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. The …

Lady's Bridge

Golf Club Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Only the piers remain (2016) after the bridge was damaged.

Lands Viaduct (remains)
- Overview About Lands Viaduct Map Lands Viaduct was built in 1863 to carry the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway over the River Gaunless. Gaunless Viaduct, also known as the …

Blanchland Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone arched bridge over the River Derwent at Blanchland was built in the mid 18th century; it is Grade II listed. The south end of …

Whittingham Bridge

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Footbridge over Scar Beck

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Winch Bridge, nr Holwick
- Overview Map Street View An iron suspension footbridge with planked walkway, over the River Tees, by the Low Force waterfalls, near Holwick and Newbiggin. The bridge was built c.1820 for the …

Howlea Bridge, nr Bedburn

Old Bridge over Nor Beck
- Overview Map Street View The old bridge over Nor Beck, located about half a kilometre north of Barningham, was built in the 18th century. It was once the main route …

Hartburn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the Hart Burn between Hartburn and Meldon Park was built in the 18th century. It was widened in 1850 and now carries …

Eggleston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Eggleston Bridge is a single track road bridge across the River Tees near Eggleston in County Durham. The bridge here can be traced back to the 15th …

Bridge over Wreigh Burn, Thropton
- Overview Map Street View The stone hump-backed bridge over the Wreigh Burn at Thropton was built in 1810. It was built by George Robson, a local Catholic landowner, at a …

Leven Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Leven Bridge carries the A1044 road over the River Leven, near High Leven and Ingleby Barwick. The bridge was built in the early 19th Century and …

Kielder Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Kielder Viaduct spans the River North Tyne just north of Bakethin Reservoir and Kielder Water. It once carried the Border Counties Railway. The viaduct was completed in …

Bellingham Bridge
- The stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Bellingham was built in 1834 by John Green.[1] The bridge is a Grade II listed structure.

Foss Bridge
- Foss Bridge is a mid 18th century stone bridge over the River Wansbeck at Mitford, near Mitford Castle (sometimes caled "Wansbeck Bridge"). The bridge is Grade II listed on the National …

Mitford Bridge, over the River Font

Railway Viaduct over River Font

Packhorse Bridge over Whittle Burn

Warwick Bridge (bridge)
- Bridge over the River Eden at Warwick Bridge, Cumbria.

Corby Bridge (Wetheral Viaduct)
- Overview Map Street View Corby Bridge (more commonly called Wetheral Viaduct) is a railway viaduct over the River Eden, between Great Corby and Wetheral in Cumbria. The 5 arch, red …

Tyne Bridge
- Overview About Corbridge Bridge Map Street View The seven arched stone bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge was completed in 1674. It replaced an earlier bridge of 1235 and …

Old Bridge over Cor Burn

Bridge over Devil's Water, Dilston

Bridge over Whillan Beck
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over Whillan Beck, by Esksdale Mill in Boot, was originally built as packhorse bridge in the early 18th century.[1] The bridge is Grade …

Jubilee Bridge over Walney Channel
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View Jubilee Bridge over the Walney Channel connects the centre of Barrow-in-Furness with Walney Island. The bridge was built in 1908 to cater for …

Bridge over River Esk, Longtown
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Hagg Bank Bridge
- Overview About West Wylam Bridge Map Street View West Wylam Bridge (also known as Hagg Bank Bridge and Points Bridge) is a footbridge over the River Tyne to the south-west …

Former Road Bridge over Elsdon Burn
- Overview Map Street View The former road bridge over Elsdon Burn, at the north-end of the village of Elsdon was built in the late 18th or early 19th century.[1] The …

Elsdon Bridge
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Iron Bridge
- The iron footbridge over Debdon Burn at Cragside was manufactured in 1870s at Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works. The footbridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.[1] …*

Isel Bridge
- Isel Bridge is a road bridge over the River Derwent near St Michael's Church in Isel, Cumbria. The bridge, with 3 segmental arches, was built in 1812, replacing an earlier …

Old Derwent Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell was built in c.1779 for the Gateshead - Hexham Turnpike road.[1] It is known as the Clavering …

Stanleyburn Bridge

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge
- Overview About Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge Map Street View   Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in …

Footbridge by Jesmond Dene Mill

Footbridge by Banqueting Hall

Footbridge South of Red Walk

Devil's Bridge

Eamont Bridge (bridge)
- Overview About Eamont Bridge Map Street View The sandstone bridge over the River Eamont at Eamont Bridge (village) dates from the c.15th century. The bridge crossed the old county boundary …

Eden Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Eden Bridge in Carlisle is a road bridge over the River Eden connecting the city centre to Stanwix to the north. The bridge, with 5 segmental …

Brougham Castle Bridge
- The red sandstone bridge over the River Eamont, near Brougham Castle, was built in 1813. The bridge, near Penrith, was built to carry the Penrith-Appleby turnpike road over the River Eamont, …

Mosedale Viaduct
- Overview About Mosedale Viaduct Map This 12 arch stone viaduct was built to carry the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway over Mosedale, located about 1 mile south-east of Scales in …

Yarm Bridge
- In c.1400 Bishop Skirlaw of Durham built this stone bridge across the River Tees. The bridge was widened at a later date. It is still in use as a road …

Yarm Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The railway viaduct over the River Tees between the towns of Yarm and Egglescliffe was built for the Leeds Northern Railway between 1849 and 1851, and officially …

Deepdale Aqueduct
- Overview Map Street View This combined aquaduct and footbridge over the River Tees was built in 1898. The aqueduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. 

Elliott Bridge
- Elliott Bridge is a pedestrian footbridge over the River Wansbeck joining Morpeth town centre to Carlisle Park. The bridge was built in 1982, replacing the original Elliott Bridge of 1924, …

Mosedale Bridge
- Mosedale Bridge crosses the River Caldew, between Mosedale and the hamlet of Bowscale in Cumbria. The single span bridge is built from coursed Skiddaw slate, with sandstone coping. It was originally a packhorse bridge, …

Newby Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The bridge over the River Leven at Newby Bridge in Cumbria dates from the 17th century or earlier. It is Grade II listed on the National …*

Bridge over Rydal Beck, Rydal Hall
- The stone rubble bridge over Rydal Beck is located in the grounds of Rydal Hall. The single segmental arch bridge was built in 1682 by Sir Daniel Fleming, probably replacing …

Abbey Bridge, near Egglestone Abbey
- Overview Map Street View Abbey Bridge crosses the River Tees about a quater of a mile south-east of Egglestone Abbey, near Barnard Castle in County Durham. The road bridge was built …

Elvet Bridge
- Overview Further Information Map Street View Elvet Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Wear connecting the peninsula in central Durham and the Elvet area of the city. …

Scotswood Bridge
- Overview History Map Street View 16th April 1831; opening of the Scotswood Bridge (Chain Bridge) crossing the tyne between Newcastle and Blaydon 20th March 1967; opening of the current Scotswood Bridge. Scotswood Bridge is one of the main …

Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
- Overview About Ladykirk and Norham Bridge Map Street View Ladykirk and Norham Bridge is a stone arched bridge crossing the River Tweed, connecting Norham in Northumberland, England, with Ladykirk in …

Wearmouth Bridge
- Overview History Timeline Map Street View The Wearmouth Bridge crosses the River Wear in Sunderland. The current bridge was built 1927 to 1929 and replaced an earlier cast-iron bridge in the same …

Kingsgate Bridge
- Overview About Kingsgate Bridge Map Street View Kingsgate Bridge is a footbridge over the River Wear, which was built in 1965. The bridge connects Bow Lane in the centre old of …

Stockton Infinity Bridge
- Overview About the Infinity Bridge Map Street View The Infinity Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Tees, linking the North Shore development (Stockton-on-Tees) with the University …

Northern Spire Bridge
- Overview About the Northern Spire Bridge Map Street View The bridge was opened on the 28th of August 2018 - the first bridge to be built over the River Wear in …

Framwellgate Bridge
- Overview About Framwellgate Bridge Map Street View Framwellgate Bridge is a medieval stone bridge over the River Wear in Durham. The bridge was built in the 15th century and replaced …

Royal Border Bridge
- Railway bridge across the River Tweed designed by Robert Stephenson and built between 1847 and 1850, at its height the workforce numbered 2,700 men. The bridge was officially opened by …

Old Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Berwick Bridge, over the River Tweed at Berwick, was built between 1611 and 1634 by James Burrell. The red sandstone bridge has 15 arches and is …

Royal Tweed Bridge
- Overview History and Design Map Street View The Royal Tweed Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on 16th May 1928. Grade 2 listed. The Royal …*

Twizel Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Twizel Bridge, over the River Till, was built in 1511. At that time it provided the only dry crossing of the River Till between the Tweed …

Victoria Viaduct
- Overview About the Victoria Viaduct Map Victoria Bridge is a 810 ft long rail viaduct over the River Wear near Fatfield, Washington.  It was built for the Durham Junction Railway and opened …

Causey Arch
- Overview History Map Causey Arch bridge near Tanfield was built by the Grand Allies in 1726 and is renowned to be the world's oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge. Horse-drawn wagons …

Tees Newport Bridge
- Overview History Map Street View The Tees Newport Bridge was the first large vertical lift bridge in Europe, and opened by Prince Albert (later King George VI) on 28 February, …

Tees Transporter Bridge
- Overview History Facts & Figures Map Street View The Tees Transporter Bridge was opened on the 17th October 1911 by Prince Arthur of Connaught. The bridge over the River Tees connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, …

Prebends Bridge
- Overview About Prebends Bridge Map Street View Prebends Bridge over the River Wear at Durham was built for the Dean and Chapter of Durham to provide access to Durham Cathedral …

Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. The bridge was purpose-built …

Gateshead Millennium Bridge
- Overview About the Millennium Bridge Map Street View The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Tyne. It connects Newcastle Quayside with the Gateshead Quays …

Tyne Bridge
- Overview About the Tyne Bridge Map Street View The Tyne Bridge is an iconic arch bridge over the River Tyne which links Newcastle and Gateshead. Construction of the bridge by …

Newcastle Swing Bridge
- Overview Further Information Map Street View The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne was first used for road traffic on 15th June 1876 and opened for river traffic on 17th …

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High Level Bridge
- Overview About the High Level Bridge Map Street View The High Level Bridge is a 'double decker' road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. The …

King Edward VII Bridge
- Overview About the King Edward VII Bridge Map Street View The King Edward VII railway bridge was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on the 10th of July …

Redheugh Bridge
- Overview Further Information Map Street View There have been 3 Redheugh Bridges spanning the River Tyne and currently carrying the A189 road.  The first Redheugh Bridge, built by Thomas Bouch, was …

Witton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Witton Bridge crosses the River Wear about a quarter of a mile south of Witton-le-Wear and a similar distance north-west of Witton Castle. The bridge was formerly …

Middleton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Middleton Bridge carries the B6277 road over the River Tees at Middleton-in-Teesdale. The stone bridge has a single high segmental arch. It was built in c.1800, …

Chester New Bridge, near Lambton Castle
- Overview Map Street View Chester New Bridge is a single-track road bridge over the River Wear, located to the east of Chester-le-Street and about 1 mile west of Lambton Castle. …

Ridley Bridge
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Featherstone Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Featherstone Bridge ia a single-track road bridge over River South Tyne, located about half a mile east of Featherstone Castle and 2 miles north-west of Haltwhistle. …

Lamb Bridge, near Lambton Castle
- Overview Map Lamb Bridge is a single arched ashlar sandstone bridge over the River Wear on the Lambton Estate. The bridge was built in 1819 by Ignatius Bonomi for John …

Ashgill Bridge over Ashgill Force
- Overview Map Street View Ashgill Bridge carries the B6277 road over Ash Gill, by Ashgill Force Waterfall, about 1 mile south-east of Garrigill. A plaque on the bridge notes that …

Footbridge over Harwood Beck

Armstrong Bridge
- Overview Map Armstrong Bridge is an iron bridge which spans Jesmond Dene. Originally open to traffic it is now restricted to pedestrians. The bridge hosts an arts and crafts fair …

Slater's Bridge, Little Langdale

Skelwith Bridge (bridge)

Crook of Lune Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone road bridge over the River Lune, near Lowgill in Cumbria, was built in the 16th century or possibly earlier. The bridge formed part of …

Monk's Bridge
- Monk's Bridge is a wooden bridge over the River Aln in Hulne Park, near Alnwick, built in 1901. The wooden rails are suppored stone abutments from an earlier bridge of c.1854.[1] 

Brathay Bridge
- Brathay Bridge carries the B5286 over the River Brathay near Clappersgate.

Lowgill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Lowgill Viaduct was built in 1859 by Joseph Locke and John Errington for the Ingleton Branch Line of the London and North Western Railway.[1] The 11 …

Packhorse Bridge by Lowgill Viaduct
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Brathay Footbridge
- Stone footbridge over the River Brathay between Brathay Hall and Clappersgate.

Byker Metro Bridge
- Overview About Byker Metro Bridge Map Street View Byker Metro Bridge (also known as Byker Viaduct) was constructed 1978-1979 and was purpose built for the Tyne & Wear Metro system, …

Frank's Bridge
- Overview About Frank's Bridge Map Street View Frank's Bridge is a narrow pedestrian stone footbridge over the River Eden in Kirkby Stephen. It was built in the 17th century as …

Podgill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Street View (top) Podgill Viaduct is a former railway viaduct over Ladthwaite Beck, located about ½ mile south-east of Kirkby Stephen and ½ mile south of …

Old Bridge, Warcop

Smardale Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Smardale Viaduct was built from 1870 to 1875 to carry the Settle to Carlisle railway line over the steep sided valley of Scandal Beck. It built …

Smardale Gill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Smardale Gill Viaduct is just over a mile south-west of the village of Smardale in Cumbria. The viaduct was built for the South Durham and Lancashire Union …

Smardale Bridge over Scandal Beck

Bolton Bridge, Bolton
- Overview Map Street View The red sandstone bridge over the River Eden at Bolton in Cumbria is dated 1870.

Lanercost Bridge
- The old red sandstone bridge at Lanercost was built in c.1724. The bridge has two arches, the larger arch spans the River Irthing and the smaller one spans the millstream …

Musgrave Bridge
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Hadrian Bridge over Central Motorway
- Overview Map Street View Hadrian Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Central Motorway which connects the parts of Newcastle University campus by Claremont Road to the area …

Storch Bridge, Greystoke
- Overview Map Street View Storch Bridge over the River Petteril is located just to the east of Greystoke in Cumbria, near Woodside Caravan Park. The segmental-arched hump-back bridge was built in …

Wreay Bridge
- Wreay Bridge - a red sandstone road bridge over the River Petteril, to the south-east of Wreay in Cumbria. The 3 arched bridge was built in the 1830's.[1] The bridge …

Crook's Bridge, near Wreay
- Overview Map Street View Crook's Bridge is a 3 arched bridge over the River Petteril, located just over half a mile slouth-east of Wreay in Cumbria. The bridge was built …

Sherburnhouse Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The old Sherburnhouse Bridge, located to the north-west of the hamlet of Sherburn House in County Durham, dates from 1335, with the upper part of the …

Askham Bridge
- Askham Bridge over the River Lowther was built in 1897. The bridge is Garde II listed.

Fowberry Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Fowberry Bridge, over the River Till, was built in 1825, for Matthew Culley of Fowberry Tower. The bridge at Fowberry has one arch over the river …

Blencow Bridge
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Armathwaite Bridge

Cow Bridge, near Hartsop

Gelt Bridge
- Gelt Bridge (aka Middle Gelt Bridge ) is a railway viaduct over the River Gelt in Cumbria. It was built from 1832-1835 for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. It was one …

Docker Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Docker Viaduct was built by Joseph Locke in 1846 to carry the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway over Flodder Beck. It is located to the north-east of the vilage …

Middleton Bridge over the Rawthey
- Overview Map Street View Middleton Bridge carries the A683 road over the River Rawthey, close to it's confluence with the River Lune to the north of Middleton, Cumbria. The bridge was …

Linbriggs Bridge

Road Bridge, near Station Cottages
- Overview Map Street View The road bridge over Waren Burn, near Station Cottages, north-west of Lucker, was built in 1906. Built by by Ferro-Concrete Construction, it carries the B1341 road …

The Hikey Bridge
- The Sands Suspension Bridge, known locally as the 'Hikey Bidge', is a footbridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell, Gateshead. It was built in 1902 to link the allotments on …

Jarrow Bridge over the River Don

Stone Footbridge over Debdon Burn
- This stone humped bridge crosses the Debdon Burn on the Cragside estate, south of the Iron Bridge. It was built in the late 19th century for Lord Armstrong. It is …

Bellasis Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Bellasis Bridge carries Green Lane over the River Blyth. It is located about half a mile souuth-west of the Bellasis and 2 miles south-west from Stannington. …

Newburn Bridge
- Overview About Newburn Bridge Map Street View Newburn Bridge is a road bridge over the River Tyne between Newburn in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne and Ryton in the …

Rede Bridge, Redesmouth
- Overview Map Rede Bridge over the River Rede, is located about half a mile north of Redesmouth in Northumberland (not to be confused with the downstream Redesmouth Bridge). The stone …

Botcherby Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Botcherby Bridge carries Warwick Road (A69) over the River Petteril. The current bridge has a plaque commemorating it's opening in June 1932. There have been earlier …

Merrygill Viaduct
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Low Wood Bridge, over River Leven
- Overview Map Street View Low Wood Bridge carries the B5278 road over the River Leven between Low Wood and Haverthwaite in Cumbria. The bridge is located at the upper tidal limit of …

Backbarrow Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge at Backbarrow carries the road over white water falls on the River Leven. The bridge dates from the late 17th or 18th century and …

Falstone Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The three arched stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Falstone was built in 1843. On it's western parapet is a plaque inscribed "HENRY WELCH, …

Glasshouse Bridge, Ouseburn

Newbiggin Bridge, Newbiggin, Kirkby Thore
- The bridge over Crowdundle Beck in Newbiggin (Kirkby Thore) in Cumbria dates from the late 18th Century. The bridge is Grade II listed.

South Monkridge Bridge
- Overview Map Street View South Monkridge Bridge carries a minor road over Raylees Burn at Monkridge. The bridge was built in 1956.

Monkridge Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Bridge carrying the A696 road over Elsdon Burn at Monkridge.

Duke of Norfolk Bridge, Greystoke
- The Duke of Norfolk Bridge over the River North Petteril at Greystoke was originally built in 1796. The bridge was widened in 1920 in remberance of those who died in the First …

Hawes Bridge, Nantland
- Overview Map Street View Hawes Bridge is a road bridge which carries Hawes Lane over the River Kent, just west of Natland. The bridge dates from the 18th Century. It …

Shilvington Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Shilvington Bridge carries a minor road over the River Blyth, located roughly half way between Ogle and Shilvington in Northumberland. The stone bridge was built in …

East Thickley Bridge
- Overview Map East Thickley Bridge (footbridge) is located a short distance east of Locomotion: the National Railway Museum at Shildon. The accommodation bridge crosses Shildon sidings and the former Stockton and …

Burn Closes Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Burn Closes Bridge carries St Peter's Road over Willington Dene (the lower part of the valley formed by Wallsend Burn). The current bridge was built in …

Broughton High Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Broughton High Bridge is a road bridge over the River Derwent, located about ¼ mile south of Great Broughton and Little Broughton, and ½ mile north …

Cliburn Mill bridge
- Overview Map Street View Cliburn Mill bridge is a road bridge over the River Lyvennet, which was built in 1827. The bridge is located about ¾ mile east of the …

Rusland Pool Bridge

St Lawrence's Bridge
- Overview Map Street View St Lawrence's Bridge (aka Appleby Bridge) carries Bridge Street over the River Eden in Appleby-in-Westmorland. The present bridge was built in 1889, replacing a much earlier …

Stonehouse Bridge, Dentdale
- Overview Map Street View Stonehouse Bridge is a road bridge over the River Dee at Stone House in Dentdale, Cumbria. The stone segmental arched bridge is thought to date from …

Birks Bridge over the River Winster
- Overview Map Street View Birks Bridge is a stone footbridge over the River Winster in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, located about 1 mile south-west of Winster and 2 …

Corn Mill Bridge, Spartylea
- The stone bridge over the River East Allen is located near the old corn mill and St Peter's Church in Spartylea. The bridge dates from the early 19th century and …

Whelpo Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Whelpo Bridge is a stone road bridge over Whelpo Beck in Caldbeck Civil Parish in Cumbria. The bridge, by the hamlet of Whelpo, dates from the …

Ellenhall Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Ellenhall Bridge is a red sandstone road bridge over the River Ellen, located in between Girclux and Oughterside in Cumbria. It straddles the civil parishes of …

Clough Bridge (Garsdale)

Artengill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Artengill Viaduct (aka Arten Gill Viaduct) carries the Settle and Carisle Railway line over the valley of Artengill Beck (stream). It is located to the north …

Dandrymire Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Dandrymire Viaduct carries the Settle and Carlisle Railway line over Dandry Mire, a short distance north-east of Garsdale Station. The coursed sandstone viaduct is about 200m …

Railway Bridge, Garsdale Head
- Overview Map Street View This railway bridge carries the Settle and Carlisle Railway over Hawes Road (A684) near Garsdale Head in Cumbria, very close to the county boundary with North …

Chairford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Chairford Bridge, in East Woodburn, carries the road over Lisles Burn. It is a stone hup-backed bridge, built in the early 19th century. Chairford Bridge is Grade …

Crosby Garrett Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Crosby Garrett Viaduct was built in 1875 by J. S Crossley (Engineer) for the Midland Railway, as part of the Settle and Carlisle line. Located at the …

Lunes Bridge, Tebay
- Overview Map Street View Lunes Bridge is an early-mid 19th century bridge over the River Lune, located about half mile south-east of Roundthwaite and a mile south of Tebay. The …

Little Salkeld Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View This railway viaduct, located about half mile south of Little Salkeld, was built for the Midland Railway in 1875. The viaduct has 7 arches and carries …

Sedgwick Aqueduct
- Overview Map Street View Sedgwick Aqueduct carries the Lancaster Canal over a road in the village of Sedgewick in Cumbria. The limestone aqueduct was built in 1818 by William Crosley …

Sedgwick Hill Bridge
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Ormside Viaduct
- Overview Map Ormside Viaduct carries the Settle and Carlisle Railway over the River Eden, about ½ mile north-west of Great Ormside. The viaduct was built from 1870 to 1875.

Christy Bridge, Martindale
- Christy Bridge is a bridge over Howgrain Beck in Martindale. The stone rubble bridge was built in 1851. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …

Packhorse Bridge, Wasdale Head
- Overview Map Street View Row Bridge, usually referred to as "Packhorse Bridge", is an c.18th century footbridge over Mosedale Beck. It is located in Wasdale Head, a short distance north …

Westlinton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Westlinton Bridge is located immediately north of the village of Westlinton and carries the A7 road over the River Lyne. The red sandstone bridge has 2 …

Low Sweden Bridge, Ambleside
- Overview Map Street View Low Sweden Bridge over Scandale Beck is located north of Ambleside, near Nook End Farm. The bridge was built in the late 17th century, now with a modern …

Elterwater Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Elterwater Bridge is a road bridge over Great Langdale Beck at the village of Elterwater. The bridge was built in 1702, replacing an earlier bridge here. Later, …

Belmont Viaduct
- Overview Map Belmont Viaduct is a railway viaduct over the River Wear, built in 1856 for the Auckland branch line of the North Eastern Railway. It is located north of the …

Lancaster Canal Aqueduct, Farleton
- Overview Map Street View There is an aqueduct carrying the Lancaster Canal over Farleton Beck (aka Lupton Beck), at the village of Farleton. The aqueduct, built in c.1816, is Grade …

Gote Bridge, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Gote Bridge (aka Derwent Bridge) is the main road bridge across the River Derwent in Cockermouth. The bridge was built in 1822 and connects the town …

Cocker Bridge, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Cocker Bridge in Cockermouth carries Main Street over the River Cocker. The single segmental arch bridge was rebuilt in 1828. It is Grade II listed on …

Irthing Bridge, near Brampton
- Overview Map Street View Irthing Bridge carries the A6071 road over the River Irthing, north-west of Brampton in Cumbria. The 3 arched stone bridge was built in c.1729 and altered …

Monk's Bridge across River Calder
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Brancepeth Bridge
- Overview Map Brancepeth Bridge, to the west of Brancepeth Castle, carries the road (the old route of the A690) over Stockley Burn (aka Brancepeth Beck). The castellated sandstone bridge was …

Old Bridge, Haydon Bridge
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Chatton Bridge

Bridge over the Wansbeck, south of Wallington
- Overview History Map Street View This bridge is located about ¼ mile south-east of Wallington Hall, carries the B6342 road over the River Wansbeck. The bridge was built in 1755 …

Gilesgate Bridge over Halgut Burn
- This bridge over Halgut Burn in the Sele in Hexham dates from the 13th century, with a mid-19th century crenelated parapet and overbuilding. It is located in the former grounds …

Evenwood Bridge
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Seathwaite Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Seathwaite Bridge is a road bridge over Tarn Beck, located about ½ mile north-east of the village of Seathwaite in South Lakeland. The stone rubble bridge has …

Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley

Ulpha Bridge

Bridge over Witton Row Beck, nr Witton Castle
- Overview Map Street View This small low segmental arch road bridge over Witton Row Beck is located a short distance south-east of Witton Castle. It was built in the early …

Gilderdale Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Gilderdale Bridge carries the A689 road over Gilderdale Burn, about 1 mile south-east of Kirkhaugh and 1½ miles north-west of Alston. The stone bridge was built in 1836 …

Bow Bridge, near Furness Abbey
- Overview Map Street View Bow Bridge is a 15th Century multi-span bridge over Mill Beck, located about ¼ mile south east of Furness Abbey. It was built by the monks …

Elishaw Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Elishaw Bridge carries the A68 road over the River Rede at Elishaw in Northumberland..

Dobson's Bridge, nr Threlkeld
- Overview Map Street View Dobson's Bridge is a single wide arch roadbridge over the River Glendermackin, located about 1½ miles north-east of Threlkeld and a short distance west of the …

Pack Horse Bridge, Stainton
- Overview Map Street View The pack horse bridge over Stainton Beck in Stainton village is thought to date from the 17th century. It is a single segmented arch bridge made …

Levens Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Levens Bridge carries the A6 road over the River Kent at Levens in Cumbria. The limestone bridge is thought to date from the 17th century, though …

Stair Bridge over Newlands Beck

Doctor Bridge, Eskdale
- Overview Map Street View Doctor Bridge is a stone road bridge over the River Esk in Eskdale. It was originally a packhorse bridge built in the 17th century. It's name …

West Woodburn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge carries the A68 road over the River Rede at West Woodburn. The bridge was originally built in the early 19th century. It was …

Greystead Foot Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Greystead Foot Bridge over the River North Tyne. This suspension bridge was built c.1862 to connect Greystead and the south bank of the river to the …

Bridge over Lewis Burn, The Forks
- Overview Map The bridge carrying Bloody Bush Road over Lewis Burn, is located near The Forks in Kielder Forest. It was built in 1829 for Sir J. Swinburn. The single …

Ford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Ford Bridge carries the B6353 road over the River Till, about half a mile west of Ford village. The current bridge was built in 1809, but …

Stone Bridge, near Hartley West Farm
- Mid 18th century stone bridge over Seaton Burn on the track to Hartley West Farm in Holywell Dene. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …

Healeyfield Bridge
- Overview Map Healeyfield Bridge is a stone bridge which carryies the track from Healeyfield farm over the Waskerley Way (a former railway line). The bridge was built c.1832 by T.E. …

Bridge over Broomside Railway Cutting
- Overview Map Street View Road bridge over Broomside Cutting on Broomside Lane / Pittington Lane - was buit in 1848 for Great North of England Railway. The bridge is Grade II …

Thorngate Footbridge
- This footbridge over the River Tees, in Barnard Castle, was constructed in 1882 for workers of the nearby mills, and it allowed access, on foot, from across the river to …

Chantry Footbridge
- Overview Map Street View The Chantry Footbridge over the River Wansbeck is located by Chantry Place in Morpeth. It was built in 1869 by Swinney Bros. of Morpeth, funded by …

Skinnery Footbridge, Morpeth
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Lowford Bridge, Morpeth
- Overview Map Street View Lowford bridge carries Mitford Road (B6343) over the River Wansbeck at the east of Morpeth. The stone bridge was erected in 1836, funded by public subscription. …

Arnside Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Arnside railway viaduct (aka the Kent Viaduct) is a 51 span structure carrying the Carnforth and Whitehaven Line over the estuary of the River Kent, a …

Laverock Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Laverock Bridge, over the River Mint, is located south-west of Meal Bank in Cumbria. It is a stone segmental arch bridge, probably built in the 17th …

Bridge over Devil's Water, Harwood Shield
- Overview Map The stone segmental arch bridge over Devil's Water, south of Harwood Shield, was built in 1832. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …

Bridge at Baybridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge carries the Bale Hill road over the River Derwent at Baybridge. The hamlet of Baybridge is in Northumberland, but the bridge itself is …

Lowlynn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Lowlynn Bridge, located east of Lowlynn Mill, is a road bridge over South Low (river). It is a single segmental arch bridge, built in the early …

Eachwick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge over the River Pont, to the east of Eachwick, was built in 1819. It is part of landscaped setting of Dissington Hall. …

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ROYAL: Edward, Prince of Wales opens the new bridge across the Tweed (1928)

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ROYAL: Prince of Wales opens Royal Tweed bridge in 1928 (1928)

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Bowston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Kent at Bowston dates from the 17th century; it was later widened on its North side. The bridge is Grade …

Dent Head Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Dent Head Viaduct carryies the Settle to Carlisle Railway line over Fell End Gill. It was built c.1869-1875, for the Midland Railway Company, Chief Engineer John …

Packsaddle Bridge beside Dent Head Viaduct
- Packsaddle Bridge is an 18th century packhorse bridge over Fell End Gil. It stands next to, and is dwarfed by, the late 19th century Dent Head Viaduct. Packsaddle Bridge is …

Cowgill Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This road bridge crosses Cowgill Beck, shortly before the becks confluence with the River Dee. It is located near St John's Church in Cowgill. The bridge …

Allenmill Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Allenmill Bridge, located just over half mile north-west of Allendale Town, carries the B6295 road over the River East Allen. The stone bridge, with 2 segmental …

Dockra Bridge
- Overview Map Dockra Bridge is a road bridge over Cowgill Beck, located on the north side of Cowgill, along Dockra Lane. It was built in the late 18th century to …

Ewegales Bridge
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Rash Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Rash Bridge carries the road over the River Dee on Mill Lane, near Rash in Cumbria. The coursed rubble bridge was probably built in the 18th …

Church Bridge, Dent
- Overview Map Street View Church Bridge carries Beach Hill (road) over the River Dee in Dent, Cumbria. It is located a short distance north east of St Andrew's Church and …

Ouse Bridge, Setmurthy
- Overview Map Street View Ouse Bridge is arched bridge which carries the B5291 road over River Derwent, at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake. The bridge dates from the early 19th …

Upperby Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge connects the Upperby and Harraby areas of Carlisle, carrying Petteril Bank Road over the River Petteril. A pedestrian bridge over the Petteril stands a …

Allendale Town Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Allendale Town Bridge, located at the east of Allendale Town, carries the B6925 road over the River East Allen. The stone segmental arch bridge dates from the …

Bridge over Sipton Burn on the Long Drag
- Overview Map This bridge, dated 1878 and inscribed with the initials W.B.B., carries the Long Drag (road) over Sipton Burn. It is located about a mile north-east of Spartylea. The …

Packhorse bridge over Sipton Burn

Sipton Bridge, over Sipton Sike
- Overview Map Street View Sipton Bridge carries the B6295 road over Sipton Sike. The bridge at Sipton dates from the early 19th century and is located about half mile north …

Sinderhope Bridge, over Sinderhope Burn
- Overview Map Street View Sinderhope Bridge at Sinderhope in Northumberland, carries the B6295 road over Sinderhope Burn, a short distance downstream of its confluence with Hollocks Burn. Built in the …

Cunsey Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Cunsey Bridge is a stone rubble road bridge across Cunsey Beck, thought to date from the 18th century. The bridge has two segmental arches with a …

Pow Bridge, St. Bees
- Pow Bridge is a stone roadbridge over Pow Beck, in St. Bees. The bridge, dated 1585, was built for Archbishop Grindal, whose coat of arms and initials appear on dated …

Derwent Bridge near Derwent Reservoir
- Overview Map Street View Derwent Bridge (aka Ratchwoodford Bridge) carries the B6278 road over the River Derwent (Tyne) in Northumberland. It is located near the dam at the south end …

Roddamburn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View There is a stone bridge over Roddam Burn about half mile north-east of the hamlet of Roddam and just under half mile south of Roseden in …

Kirk Bridge, Garsdale
- Overview Map Street View Kirk Bridge carries Hawes Road (the A684) over Clough River in Garsdale. The stone bridge dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. In 1834, …

Mill Bridge, A684
- Overview Map Street View Mill Bridge carries Hawes Road (A684) over Clough River, east of Garsdale in Cumbria. The 19th century stone bridge is Grade II listed on the National …

Highford Bridge, Mitford
- Overview Map Street View Highford Bridge carries the B6343 road over the River Wansbeck, east of Mitford. The bridge, with three segmental arches, was built 1829 - 1830. It is …

Aldin Grange Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Aldin Grange Bridge over the River Browney is located east of Bearpark. The bridge dates from the 15th century. It is now a pedestrian bridge, since …

Rosthwaite Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This bridge is a narrow humped-back bridge over Stonethwaite Beck, located at the north of Rosthwaite. It carries the minor road from Rosthwaite to Hazelbank. The …

Old Holywell Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This old bridge (now a footbridge) crosses Seaton Burn immediately west of the newer road bridge, south of Holywell.  The old bridge dates from the 17th …

Beamish Burn Bridge
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Piercebridge Roman Bridge
- Overview About the Roman Bridge Map Street View The Roman bridge at Piercebridge crossed the River Tees, carrying Dere Street, the Roman road that linked York with Corbridge, near Hadrian’s …

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Rivers
- Rivers have played an important role in shaping the development and identity of communities in the North East. Many settlements have grown up at locations near rivers, which provided essential …

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THE ORIGINAL HAYDON BRIDGE

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Cyclists over Whorlton Suspension Bridge

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River Pont approaching Ponteland Bridge

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Duchess Bridge, Alnmouth

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Bridge over The River Coquet - Felton, Northumberland

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River Gaunless

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Sunderland Bridge
- Overview About Sunderland Bridge Map Street View Sunderland Bridge is both a bridge and a village in County Durham, located about 3 miles south of the City of Durham. The …

Croxdale Viaduct
- Croxdale Viaduct, over the River Wear near Croxdale and Sunderland Bridge, was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1872. Today the 11 arched viaduct is still in use for the …

The Lion Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The Lion Bridge over the River Aln at Alnwick was built in 1775 by John Adam.[1] The stone bridge has 4 arches and in the centre of …

Chollerford Bridge
- Overview Street View The stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford in Northumberland was built in 1785 by Robert Mylne. It replaced an earlier medieval bridge which had been …

Warkworth Old Bridge
- The old stone bridge over the River Coquet at Warkworth dates from c.1380. John Cook of Newcastle, who died in 1378/9, bequeathed 20 marks towards the building of the bridge.[1] …

Sunderland Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge across the River Wear near the village of Sunderland Bridge, Croxdale, dates from the 14th Century. The bridge has undergone several modifications, with …

Greta Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Greta at Great Bridge village in County Durham, was built in 1773 by John Carr for John Sawry Morritt. It replaced …

Newton Cap Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Viaduct was built in 1857 to carry the Bishop Auckland to Durham City railway across the River Wear and Newton Cap Bank, which leads …

Newton Cap Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Bridge is a stone bridge across the River Wear at Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Reputedly it was built in the late 14th century for …

Barnard Castle Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone Bridge over the River Tees connects the town of Barnard Castle with Startforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is overlooked by the castle. It …

Felton Old Bridge
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Rutherford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View A stone bridge over the River Greta just over a mile North West of Scargill, County Durham. The bridge was built in 1773 following the great …

Blueback Bridge

Cupola Bridge
- Overview Map Street View A three arch stone bridge over the River Allen, built 1778 and located a mile and a half from Whitfield, Northumberland. The bridge is Grade 2 …

Mill Bridge, Coatham Munderville
- Overview Map Street View A stone bridge, built 1861, which straddles the parishes of Coatham Mundeville and Brafferton. The bridge is Grade 2 listed.

Salters Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Salters Bridge crosses the Ouseburn in South Gosforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Winston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge over the River Tees near Winston in Counry Durham was built in 1762-1763, designed by Sir Thomas Robinson[1]. The bridge is notable for its …

Whorlton Suspension Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The toll bridge over the River Tees at Whorlton, County Durham, was opened in 1831. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle, who …

Hartford Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View Hartford Bridge carries the A192 road over the River Blyth at Hartford, north of Cramlington. There was once a ford to cross the river near here, which …

Old Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The old stone bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury dates from the 15th century, though substantially altered in the 19th century. The bridge is Grade …

New Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The 'new' road bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury was opened in 2004 and carries the A1068. Prior to that the road was routed over …

Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The viaduct just north west of Lesbury carries the railway over the River Aln in Northumberland. The viaduct has 18 arches and was built in 1848/1849 …

Duchess Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Aln at Alnmouth was built in 1864. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. A …

Lambley Viaduct
- Overview About Lambley Viaduct Map Lambley viaduct was built by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in 1852 to carry the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line over the River South Tyne at …

Bridge over the Wear
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Wear just west of Stanhope dates from medieval times. The bridge now carries the B6278 road. It is Grade II …*

Denemouth Viaduct, Castle Eden Dene
- Overview Map The railway viaduct at Dene Holme over Castle Eden Dene was completed in 1905.[1] It is between Blackhall Colliery and Horden, in County Durham. The viaduct has 10 …

Bywell Bridge, over the Tyne
- Overview Map Street View Bywell bridge over the River Tyne was built 1836-1838, designed by George Basevi. The stone bridge carries the B6309 road over the Tyne, with Bywell on the north …

Queen Alexandra Bridge
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View The Queen Alexandra Bridge over the River Wear links the Southwick and Deptford areas of Sunderland. The bridge was built 1907-1909, originally as a double-decker …

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Shotley Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Shotley Bridge was built in the late 18th century, later widened in c1820. The bridge is Grade II …

Denwick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Denwick Bridge over the River Aln is located about half a mile north east of Alnwick and a similar distance south west of Denwick. The stone …

Telford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Telford Bridge (aka 'New Bridge') in Morpeth was built 1829 - 1831 by Thomas Telford.[1] The stone bridge carries the A192 road over the River Wansbeck. …

Weldon Bridge - Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Coquet at Weldon Bridge was built c.1760[1] The bridge has 3 arches and distinctive circular openings between the arches. It …

Pauperhaugh Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Pauperhaugh bridge over the River Coquet.

Road Bridge, Sheepwash
- Overview Map Street View The bridge at Sheepwash carries the A1068 road over the River Wansbeck. It was built in 1920 to replace a stone bridge damaged by floods in …

Fleetham Bridge
- The stone single arched bridge over the Long Nanny at West Freetham, near Beadnell, was built in the early 19th century. The bridge is Grade II listed on the Ntional …

Chapel Bridge

Hexham Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Hexham Bridge carries the A6079 road over the River Tyne at Hexham. The nine arched stone bridge was built in 1793, designed by John Smeaton and …

Coldstream Bridge
- Overview About Coldstream Bridge Map Street View   Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the …

Crimdon Dene Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The viaduct over Crimdon Dene was built in 1905 to carry the North Eastern Railway. The viaduct is located close to the mouth of Crimdon Dene, …

Warenford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over Waren Burn at Warenford in Northumberland was built in the late 18th or early 19th century and is Grade II listed.[1] The …

Twizel Viaduct
- Twizel Viaduct was built between 1846 and 1849 by the Newcastle & Berwick Railway, to carry the Tweedmouth to Kelso railway branch line over the River Till at Twizell in …

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Balder Bridge, Cotherstone
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge over the River Balder at Cotherstone dates back to the 15th century. It was rebuilt c.1681 and the upstream side of the …

Cotherstone Footbridge
- Overview Map The footbridge over the River Tees just north of Cortherstone, County Durham, was built in 1932 by Joseph L Thompson and Sons Ltd of Sunderland. It replaced two …

Lune Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Disused railway viaduct over the River Lune, built in 1868 for the Tees Valley Railway Company. The viaduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage …

Bewick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge near Old Bewick in Northumberland was built in the early 19th century, or possibly earlier. There is also a small hamlet by …

Heatherycleugh Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Heatherycleugh Bridge carries School Hill road (part of the A689) over the steep valley of the Heathery Cleugh (a stream), shortly before it flow into Killhope …

Canongate Bridge

Union Chain Bridge
- Overview About The Union Chain Bridge Map Street View The Union Chain Bridge spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe in England and Fishwick in Scotland. The bridge was built  for …

Railway Viaduct over Poltross Burn

Bridge over Tarset Burn, Lanehead

Bridge over the River Till

Hownsgill Viaduct

Hawthorn Dene Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The railway viaduct over Hawthorn Dene was built in 1905 for the North-Eastern Railway Company. The viaduct is located near the coast at the mouth of …

Bridge over Croxdale Beck
- Overview Map A stone single-track road bridge over Croxdale Beck, built c.1760 by Christopher Ebdon.[1] It is located just north of Sunderland Bridge, near Croxdale Hall. The bridge was built …

Dalton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The single arch limestone bridge over Dalden Dene at Dalton-le-Dale is dated 1789. The bridge is Grade II listed.[1] It is reputed that Oliver Cromwell crossed …

Edlingham Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View This railway viaduct is located under half a mile north-east of Edlingham in Northumberland, and close to Edlingham Castle. It was built in c.1885 for the …

Haltwhistle Tyne Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The pedestrian bridge (a former road bridge) over the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle was built in 1875. It was constructed with wrought-iron arches and cast-iron …

Alston Arches Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Alston Arches Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct over the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle. It was built in 1852 by Sir George Barclay Bruce for …

Ouseburn Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Ouseburn Viaduct is a railway bridge over the valley of the Ouseburn (river). It was built between 1837-1839 by John and Benjamin Green for the Newcastle …

Willington Dene Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Willington Dene Viaduct is a railway bridge over the valley of Wallsend Burn near Willington and Wallsend. It was built between 1837-1839 by John and Benjamin Green …

Byker Bridge
- Overview About Byker Bridge Map Street View   The Byker Bridge is a 344.65m (1130 ft) long road bridge that carries the A193 road over the River Ouseburn in Newcastle …

Crawford's Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Crawford's bridge is a small segmental arch stone bridge over the Ouseburn built in the early to mid-18th century. It is the oldest of the surviving …

Piercebridge Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Tees at Piercebridge was built in 1673. The bridge was widened on its downstream side in 1781.[1] Today the bridge …

Iron Bridge
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Filbert Haugh Bridge

Palmstrother Bridge
- Palmstrother Bridge in Hulne Park is a late 18th century stone bridge over Shipley Burn, just before its confluence with the River Aln. It is close to East Brizlee Bridge. Palmstrother Bridge …

East Brizlee Bridge
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Duchess's Footbridge

New Footbridge
- This footbridge over the River Aln at Hulne Park was built in 2009 and replaced an earlier bridge which was destroyed in the floods of September 2008.

Lady's Bridge, Eslington Park

Factory Bridge over River Coquet
- Overview Map Street View This road bridge over the River Coquet was built in c.1865. It is known as Factory Bridge, presumably for the close proximity to the former mill/factory …

Hepple Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Hepple Bridge carries the B6341 road across the River Coquet a quarter of a mile south of Hepple, Northumberland. The bridge dates from 1874, though the …

Makendon Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The small road bridge over the River Coquet, located just under a quater mile noth-east of Makendon, was built in 1968.[1] It is in a remote …

Bridge at Chew Green
- Overview Map Street View The small concrete bridge over the River Coquet, near the remains of Chew Green Roman Fort, was built in 1968.[1] It is the first bridge over …

Buckham's Bridge, Blindburn
- Overview Map Street View Buckham's Bridge is a road bridge over the River Coquet near Blindburn in Northumberland. The bridge is very close to the confluence of Buckham's Walls Burn …

Blindburn Footbridge
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Rothbury Bridge
- Overview Map The road bridge over the River Coquet at Rothbury was originally built in 1460. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. The …

Lady's Bridge

Golf Club Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Only the piers remain (2016) after the bridge was damaged.

Lands Viaduct (remains)
- Overview About Lands Viaduct Map Lands Viaduct was built in 1863 to carry the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway over the River Gaunless. Gaunless Viaduct, also known as the …

Blanchland Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone arched bridge over the River Derwent at Blanchland was built in the mid 18th century; it is Grade II listed. The south end of …

Whittingham Bridge

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Footbridge over Scar Beck

Pinned by Simon Cotterill

Winch Bridge, nr Holwick
- Overview Map Street View An iron suspension footbridge with planked walkway, over the River Tees, by the Low Force waterfalls, near Holwick and Newbiggin. The bridge was built c.1820 for the …

Howlea Bridge, nr Bedburn

Old Bridge over Nor Beck
- Overview Map Street View The old bridge over Nor Beck, located about half a kilometre north of Barningham, was built in the 18th century. It was once the main route …

Hartburn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the Hart Burn between Hartburn and Meldon Park was built in the 18th century. It was widened in 1850 and now carries …

Eggleston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Eggleston Bridge is a single track road bridge across the River Tees near Eggleston in County Durham. The bridge here can be traced back to the 15th …

Bridge over Wreigh Burn, Thropton
- Overview Map Street View The stone hump-backed bridge over the Wreigh Burn at Thropton was built in 1810. It was built by George Robson, a local Catholic landowner, at a …

Leven Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Leven Bridge carries the A1044 road over the River Leven, near High Leven and Ingleby Barwick. The bridge was built in the early 19th Century and …

Kielder Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Kielder Viaduct spans the River North Tyne just north of Bakethin Reservoir and Kielder Water. It once carried the Border Counties Railway. The viaduct was completed in …

Bellingham Bridge
- The stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Bellingham was built in 1834 by John Green.[1] The bridge is a Grade II listed structure.

Foss Bridge
- Foss Bridge is a mid 18th century stone bridge over the River Wansbeck at Mitford, near Mitford Castle (sometimes caled "Wansbeck Bridge"). The bridge is Grade II listed on the National …

Mitford Bridge, over the River Font

Railway Viaduct over River Font

Packhorse Bridge over Whittle Burn

Warwick Bridge (bridge)
- Bridge over the River Eden at Warwick Bridge, Cumbria.

Corby Bridge (Wetheral Viaduct)
- Overview Map Street View Corby Bridge (more commonly called Wetheral Viaduct) is a railway viaduct over the River Eden, between Great Corby and Wetheral in Cumbria. The 5 arch, red …

Tyne Bridge
- Overview About Corbridge Bridge Map Street View The seven arched stone bridge over the River Tyne at Corbridge was completed in 1674. It replaced an earlier bridge of 1235 and …

Old Bridge over Cor Burn

Bridge over Devil's Water, Dilston

Bridge over Whillan Beck
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over Whillan Beck, by Esksdale Mill in Boot, was originally built as packhorse bridge in the early 18th century.[1] The bridge is Grade …

Jubilee Bridge over Walney Channel
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View Jubilee Bridge over the Walney Channel connects the centre of Barrow-in-Furness with Walney Island. The bridge was built in 1908 to cater for …

Bridge over River Esk, Longtown
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Hagg Bank Bridge
- Overview About West Wylam Bridge Map Street View West Wylam Bridge (also known as Hagg Bank Bridge and Points Bridge) is a footbridge over the River Tyne to the south-west …

Former Road Bridge over Elsdon Burn
- Overview Map Street View The former road bridge over Elsdon Burn, at the north-end of the village of Elsdon was built in the late 18th or early 19th century.[1] The …

Elsdon Bridge
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Iron Bridge
- The iron footbridge over Debdon Burn at Cragside was manufactured in 1870s at Lord Armstrong's Elswick Works. The footbridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.[1] …*

Isel Bridge
- Isel Bridge is a road bridge over the River Derwent near St Michael's Church in Isel, Cumbria. The bridge, with 3 segmental arches, was built in 1812, replacing an earlier …

Old Derwent Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell was built in c.1779 for the Gateshead - Hexham Turnpike road.[1] It is known as the Clavering …

Stanleyburn Bridge

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge
- Overview About Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge Map Street View   Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in …

Footbridge by Jesmond Dene Mill

Footbridge by Banqueting Hall

Footbridge South of Red Walk

Devil's Bridge

Eamont Bridge (bridge)
- Overview About Eamont Bridge Map Street View The sandstone bridge over the River Eamont at Eamont Bridge (village) dates from the c.15th century. The bridge crossed the old county boundary …

Eden Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Eden Bridge in Carlisle is a road bridge over the River Eden connecting the city centre to Stanwix to the north. The bridge, with 5 segmental …

Brougham Castle Bridge
- The red sandstone bridge over the River Eamont, near Brougham Castle, was built in 1813. The bridge, near Penrith, was built to carry the Penrith-Appleby turnpike road over the River Eamont, …

Mosedale Viaduct
- Overview About Mosedale Viaduct Map This 12 arch stone viaduct was built to carry the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway over Mosedale, located about 1 mile south-east of Scales in …

Yarm Bridge
- In c.1400 Bishop Skirlaw of Durham built this stone bridge across the River Tees. The bridge was widened at a later date. It is still in use as a road …

Yarm Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The railway viaduct over the River Tees between the towns of Yarm and Egglescliffe was built for the Leeds Northern Railway between 1849 and 1851, and officially …

Deepdale Aqueduct
- Overview Map Street View This combined aquaduct and footbridge over the River Tees was built in 1898. The aqueduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. 

Elliott Bridge
- Elliott Bridge is a pedestrian footbridge over the River Wansbeck joining Morpeth town centre to Carlisle Park. The bridge was built in 1982, replacing the original Elliott Bridge of 1924, …

Mosedale Bridge
- Mosedale Bridge crosses the River Caldew, between Mosedale and the hamlet of Bowscale in Cumbria. The single span bridge is built from coursed Skiddaw slate, with sandstone coping. It was originally a packhorse bridge, …

Newby Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The bridge over the River Leven at Newby Bridge in Cumbria dates from the 17th century or earlier. It is Grade II listed on the National …*

Bridge over Rydal Beck, Rydal Hall
- The stone rubble bridge over Rydal Beck is located in the grounds of Rydal Hall. The single segmental arch bridge was built in 1682 by Sir Daniel Fleming, probably replacing …

Abbey Bridge, near Egglestone Abbey
- Overview Map Street View Abbey Bridge crosses the River Tees about a quater of a mile south-east of Egglestone Abbey, near Barnard Castle in County Durham. The road bridge was built …

Elvet Bridge
- Overview Further Information Map Street View Elvet Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Wear connecting the peninsula in central Durham and the Elvet area of the city. …

Scotswood Bridge
- Overview History Map Street View 16th April 1831; opening of the Scotswood Bridge (Chain Bridge) crossing the tyne between Newcastle and Blaydon 20th March 1967; opening of the current Scotswood Bridge. Scotswood Bridge is one of the main …

Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
- Overview About Ladykirk and Norham Bridge Map Street View Ladykirk and Norham Bridge is a stone arched bridge crossing the River Tweed, connecting Norham in Northumberland, England, with Ladykirk in …

Wearmouth Bridge
- Overview History Timeline Map Street View The Wearmouth Bridge crosses the River Wear in Sunderland. The current bridge was built 1927 to 1929 and replaced an earlier cast-iron bridge in the same …

Kingsgate Bridge
- Overview About Kingsgate Bridge Map Street View Kingsgate Bridge is a footbridge over the River Wear, which was built in 1965. The bridge connects Bow Lane in the centre old of …

Stockton Infinity Bridge
- Overview About the Infinity Bridge Map Street View The Infinity Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Tees, linking the North Shore development (Stockton-on-Tees) with the University …

Northern Spire Bridge
- Overview About the Northern Spire Bridge Map Street View The bridge was opened on the 28th of August 2018 - the first bridge to be built over the River Wear in …

Framwellgate Bridge
- Overview About Framwellgate Bridge Map Street View Framwellgate Bridge is a medieval stone bridge over the River Wear in Durham. The bridge was built in the 15th century and replaced …

Royal Border Bridge
- Railway bridge across the River Tweed designed by Robert Stephenson and built between 1847 and 1850, at its height the workforce numbered 2,700 men. The bridge was officially opened by …

Old Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Berwick Bridge, over the River Tweed at Berwick, was built between 1611 and 1634 by James Burrell. The red sandstone bridge has 15 arches and is …

Royal Tweed Bridge
- Overview History and Design Map Street View The Royal Tweed Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on 16th May 1928. Grade 2 listed. The Royal …*

Twizel Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Twizel Bridge, over the River Till, was built in 1511. At that time it provided the only dry crossing of the River Till between the Tweed …

Victoria Viaduct
- Overview About the Victoria Viaduct Map Victoria Bridge is a 810 ft long rail viaduct over the River Wear near Fatfield, Washington.  It was built for the Durham Junction Railway and opened …

Causey Arch
- Overview History Map Causey Arch bridge near Tanfield was built by the Grand Allies in 1726 and is renowned to be the world's oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge. Horse-drawn wagons …

Tees Newport Bridge
- Overview History Map Street View The Tees Newport Bridge was the first large vertical lift bridge in Europe, and opened by Prince Albert (later King George VI) on 28 February, …

Tees Transporter Bridge
- Overview History Facts & Figures Map Street View The Tees Transporter Bridge was opened on the 17th October 1911 by Prince Arthur of Connaught. The bridge over the River Tees connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, …

Prebends Bridge
- Overview About Prebends Bridge Map Street View Prebends Bridge over the River Wear at Durham was built for the Dean and Chapter of Durham to provide access to Durham Cathedral …

Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. The bridge was purpose-built …

Gateshead Millennium Bridge
- Overview About the Millennium Bridge Map Street View The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Tyne. It connects Newcastle Quayside with the Gateshead Quays …

Tyne Bridge
- Overview About the Tyne Bridge Map Street View The Tyne Bridge is an iconic arch bridge over the River Tyne which links Newcastle and Gateshead. Construction of the bridge by …

Newcastle Swing Bridge
- Overview Further Information Map Street View The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne was first used for road traffic on 15th June 1876 and opened for river traffic on 17th …

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003867:The Bridge Yard Sir W.G. Armstrong Mitchell

Pinned by Simon Cotterill

High Level Bridge
- Overview About the High Level Bridge Map Street View The High Level Bridge is a 'double decker' road and railway bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. The …

King Edward VII Bridge
- Overview About the King Edward VII Bridge Map Street View The King Edward VII railway bridge was opened by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on the 10th of July …

Redheugh Bridge
- Overview Further Information Map Street View There have been 3 Redheugh Bridges spanning the River Tyne and currently carrying the A189 road.  The first Redheugh Bridge, built by Thomas Bouch, was …

Witton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Witton Bridge crosses the River Wear about a quarter of a mile south of Witton-le-Wear and a similar distance north-west of Witton Castle. The bridge was formerly …

Middleton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Middleton Bridge carries the B6277 road over the River Tees at Middleton-in-Teesdale. The stone bridge has a single high segmental arch. It was built in c.1800, …

Chester New Bridge, near Lambton Castle
- Overview Map Street View Chester New Bridge is a single-track road bridge over the River Wear, located to the east of Chester-le-Street and about 1 mile west of Lambton Castle. …

Ridley Bridge
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Featherstone Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Featherstone Bridge ia a single-track road bridge over River South Tyne, located about half a mile east of Featherstone Castle and 2 miles north-west of Haltwhistle. …

Lamb Bridge, near Lambton Castle
- Overview Map Lamb Bridge is a single arched ashlar sandstone bridge over the River Wear on the Lambton Estate. The bridge was built in 1819 by Ignatius Bonomi for John …

Ashgill Bridge over Ashgill Force
- Overview Map Street View Ashgill Bridge carries the B6277 road over Ash Gill, by Ashgill Force Waterfall, about 1 mile south-east of Garrigill. A plaque on the bridge notes that …

Footbridge over Harwood Beck

Armstrong Bridge
- Overview Map Armstrong Bridge is an iron bridge which spans Jesmond Dene. Originally open to traffic it is now restricted to pedestrians. The bridge hosts an arts and crafts fair …

Slater's Bridge, Little Langdale

Skelwith Bridge (bridge)

Crook of Lune Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone road bridge over the River Lune, near Lowgill in Cumbria, was built in the 16th century or possibly earlier. The bridge formed part of …

Monk's Bridge
- Monk's Bridge is a wooden bridge over the River Aln in Hulne Park, near Alnwick, built in 1901. The wooden rails are suppored stone abutments from an earlier bridge of c.1854.[1] 

Brathay Bridge
- Brathay Bridge carries the B5286 over the River Brathay near Clappersgate.

Lowgill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Lowgill Viaduct was built in 1859 by Joseph Locke and John Errington for the Ingleton Branch Line of the London and North Western Railway.[1] The 11 …

Packhorse Bridge by Lowgill Viaduct
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Brathay Footbridge
- Stone footbridge over the River Brathay between Brathay Hall and Clappersgate.

Byker Metro Bridge
- Overview About Byker Metro Bridge Map Street View Byker Metro Bridge (also known as Byker Viaduct) was constructed 1978-1979 and was purpose built for the Tyne & Wear Metro system, …

Frank's Bridge
- Overview About Frank's Bridge Map Street View Frank's Bridge is a narrow pedestrian stone footbridge over the River Eden in Kirkby Stephen. It was built in the 17th century as …

Podgill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Street View (top) Podgill Viaduct is a former railway viaduct over Ladthwaite Beck, located about ½ mile south-east of Kirkby Stephen and ½ mile south of …

Old Bridge, Warcop

Smardale Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Smardale Viaduct was built from 1870 to 1875 to carry the Settle to Carlisle railway line over the steep sided valley of Scandal Beck. It built …

Smardale Gill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Smardale Gill Viaduct is just over a mile south-west of the village of Smardale in Cumbria. The viaduct was built for the South Durham and Lancashire Union …

Smardale Bridge over Scandal Beck

Bolton Bridge, Bolton
- Overview Map Street View The red sandstone bridge over the River Eden at Bolton in Cumbria is dated 1870.

Lanercost Bridge
- The old red sandstone bridge at Lanercost was built in c.1724. The bridge has two arches, the larger arch spans the River Irthing and the smaller one spans the millstream …

Musgrave Bridge
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Hadrian Bridge over Central Motorway
- Overview Map Street View Hadrian Bridge is a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Central Motorway which connects the parts of Newcastle University campus by Claremont Road to the area …

Storch Bridge, Greystoke
- Overview Map Street View Storch Bridge over the River Petteril is located just to the east of Greystoke in Cumbria, near Woodside Caravan Park. The segmental-arched hump-back bridge was built in …

Wreay Bridge
- Wreay Bridge - a red sandstone road bridge over the River Petteril, to the south-east of Wreay in Cumbria. The 3 arched bridge was built in the 1830's.[1] The bridge …

Crook's Bridge, near Wreay
- Overview Map Street View Crook's Bridge is a 3 arched bridge over the River Petteril, located just over half a mile slouth-east of Wreay in Cumbria. The bridge was built …

Sherburnhouse Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The old Sherburnhouse Bridge, located to the north-west of the hamlet of Sherburn House in County Durham, dates from 1335, with the upper part of the …

Askham Bridge
- Askham Bridge over the River Lowther was built in 1897. The bridge is Garde II listed.

Fowberry Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Fowberry Bridge, over the River Till, was built in 1825, for Matthew Culley of Fowberry Tower. The bridge at Fowberry has one arch over the river …

Blencow Bridge
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Armathwaite Bridge

Cow Bridge, near Hartsop

Gelt Bridge
- Gelt Bridge (aka Middle Gelt Bridge ) is a railway viaduct over the River Gelt in Cumbria. It was built from 1832-1835 for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. It was one …

Docker Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Docker Viaduct was built by Joseph Locke in 1846 to carry the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway over Flodder Beck. It is located to the north-east of the vilage …

Middleton Bridge over the Rawthey
- Overview Map Street View Middleton Bridge carries the A683 road over the River Rawthey, close to it's confluence with the River Lune to the north of Middleton, Cumbria. The bridge was …

Linbriggs Bridge

Road Bridge, near Station Cottages
- Overview Map Street View The road bridge over Waren Burn, near Station Cottages, north-west of Lucker, was built in 1906. Built by by Ferro-Concrete Construction, it carries the B1341 road …

The Hikey Bridge
- The Sands Suspension Bridge, known locally as the 'Hikey Bidge', is a footbridge over the River Derwent at Swalwell, Gateshead. It was built in 1902 to link the allotments on …

Jarrow Bridge over the River Don

Stone Footbridge over Debdon Burn
- This stone humped bridge crosses the Debdon Burn on the Cragside estate, south of the Iron Bridge. It was built in the late 19th century for Lord Armstrong. It is …

Bellasis Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Bellasis Bridge carries Green Lane over the River Blyth. It is located about half a mile souuth-west of the Bellasis and 2 miles south-west from Stannington. …

Newburn Bridge
- Overview About Newburn Bridge Map Street View Newburn Bridge is a road bridge over the River Tyne between Newburn in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne and Ryton in the …

Rede Bridge, Redesmouth
- Overview Map Rede Bridge over the River Rede, is located about half a mile north of Redesmouth in Northumberland (not to be confused with the downstream Redesmouth Bridge). The stone …

Botcherby Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Botcherby Bridge carries Warwick Road (A69) over the River Petteril. The current bridge has a plaque commemorating it's opening in June 1932. There have been earlier …

Merrygill Viaduct
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Low Wood Bridge, over River Leven
- Overview Map Street View Low Wood Bridge carries the B5278 road over the River Leven between Low Wood and Haverthwaite in Cumbria. The bridge is located at the upper tidal limit of …

Backbarrow Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge at Backbarrow carries the road over white water falls on the River Leven. The bridge dates from the late 17th or 18th century and …

Falstone Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The three arched stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Falstone was built in 1843. On it's western parapet is a plaque inscribed "HENRY WELCH, …

Glasshouse Bridge, Ouseburn

Newbiggin Bridge, Newbiggin, Kirkby Thore
- The bridge over Crowdundle Beck in Newbiggin (Kirkby Thore) in Cumbria dates from the late 18th Century. The bridge is Grade II listed.

South Monkridge Bridge
- Overview Map Street View South Monkridge Bridge carries a minor road over Raylees Burn at Monkridge. The bridge was built in 1956.

Monkridge Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Bridge carrying the A696 road over Elsdon Burn at Monkridge.

Duke of Norfolk Bridge, Greystoke
- The Duke of Norfolk Bridge over the River North Petteril at Greystoke was originally built in 1796. The bridge was widened in 1920 in remberance of those who died in the First …

Hawes Bridge, Nantland
- Overview Map Street View Hawes Bridge is a road bridge which carries Hawes Lane over the River Kent, just west of Natland. The bridge dates from the 18th Century. It …

Shilvington Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Shilvington Bridge carries a minor road over the River Blyth, located roughly half way between Ogle and Shilvington in Northumberland. The stone bridge was built in …

East Thickley Bridge
- Overview Map East Thickley Bridge (footbridge) is located a short distance east of Locomotion: the National Railway Museum at Shildon. The accommodation bridge crosses Shildon sidings and the former Stockton and …

Burn Closes Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Burn Closes Bridge carries St Peter's Road over Willington Dene (the lower part of the valley formed by Wallsend Burn). The current bridge was built in …

Broughton High Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Broughton High Bridge is a road bridge over the River Derwent, located about ¼ mile south of Great Broughton and Little Broughton, and ½ mile north …

Cliburn Mill bridge
- Overview Map Street View Cliburn Mill bridge is a road bridge over the River Lyvennet, which was built in 1827. The bridge is located about ¾ mile east of the …

Rusland Pool Bridge

St Lawrence's Bridge
- Overview Map Street View St Lawrence's Bridge (aka Appleby Bridge) carries Bridge Street over the River Eden in Appleby-in-Westmorland. The present bridge was built in 1889, replacing a much earlier …

Stonehouse Bridge, Dentdale
- Overview Map Street View Stonehouse Bridge is a road bridge over the River Dee at Stone House in Dentdale, Cumbria. The stone segmental arched bridge is thought to date from …

Birks Bridge over the River Winster
- Overview Map Street View Birks Bridge is a stone footbridge over the River Winster in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, located about 1 mile south-west of Winster and 2 …

Corn Mill Bridge, Spartylea
- The stone bridge over the River East Allen is located near the old corn mill and St Peter's Church in Spartylea. The bridge dates from the early 19th century and …

Whelpo Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Whelpo Bridge is a stone road bridge over Whelpo Beck in Caldbeck Civil Parish in Cumbria. The bridge, by the hamlet of Whelpo, dates from the …

Ellenhall Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Ellenhall Bridge is a red sandstone road bridge over the River Ellen, located in between Girclux and Oughterside in Cumbria. It straddles the civil parishes of …

Clough Bridge (Garsdale)

Artengill Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Artengill Viaduct (aka Arten Gill Viaduct) carries the Settle and Carisle Railway line over the valley of Artengill Beck (stream). It is located to the north …

Dandrymire Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Dandrymire Viaduct carries the Settle and Carlisle Railway line over Dandry Mire, a short distance north-east of Garsdale Station. The coursed sandstone viaduct is about 200m …

Railway Bridge, Garsdale Head
- Overview Map Street View This railway bridge carries the Settle and Carlisle Railway over Hawes Road (A684) near Garsdale Head in Cumbria, very close to the county boundary with North …

Chairford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Chairford Bridge, in East Woodburn, carries the road over Lisles Burn. It is a stone hup-backed bridge, built in the early 19th century. Chairford Bridge is Grade …

Crosby Garrett Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Crosby Garrett Viaduct was built in 1875 by J. S Crossley (Engineer) for the Midland Railway, as part of the Settle and Carlisle line. Located at the …

Lunes Bridge, Tebay
- Overview Map Street View Lunes Bridge is an early-mid 19th century bridge over the River Lune, located about half mile south-east of Roundthwaite and a mile south of Tebay. The …

Little Salkeld Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View This railway viaduct, located about half mile south of Little Salkeld, was built for the Midland Railway in 1875. The viaduct has 7 arches and carries …

Sedgwick Aqueduct
- Overview Map Street View Sedgwick Aqueduct carries the Lancaster Canal over a road in the village of Sedgewick in Cumbria. The limestone aqueduct was built in 1818 by William Crosley …

Sedgwick Hill Bridge
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Ormside Viaduct
- Overview Map Ormside Viaduct carries the Settle and Carlisle Railway over the River Eden, about ½ mile north-west of Great Ormside. The viaduct was built from 1870 to 1875.

Christy Bridge, Martindale
- Christy Bridge is a bridge over Howgrain Beck in Martindale. The stone rubble bridge was built in 1851. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …

Packhorse Bridge, Wasdale Head
- Overview Map Street View Row Bridge, usually referred to as "Packhorse Bridge", is an c.18th century footbridge over Mosedale Beck. It is located in Wasdale Head, a short distance north …

Westlinton Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Westlinton Bridge is located immediately north of the village of Westlinton and carries the A7 road over the River Lyne. The red sandstone bridge has 2 …

Low Sweden Bridge, Ambleside
- Overview Map Street View Low Sweden Bridge over Scandale Beck is located north of Ambleside, near Nook End Farm. The bridge was built in the late 17th century, now with a modern …

Elterwater Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Elterwater Bridge is a road bridge over Great Langdale Beck at the village of Elterwater. The bridge was built in 1702, replacing an earlier bridge here. Later, …

Belmont Viaduct
- Overview Map Belmont Viaduct is a railway viaduct over the River Wear, built in 1856 for the Auckland branch line of the North Eastern Railway. It is located north of the …

Lancaster Canal Aqueduct, Farleton
- Overview Map Street View There is an aqueduct carrying the Lancaster Canal over Farleton Beck (aka Lupton Beck), at the village of Farleton. The aqueduct, built in c.1816, is Grade …

Gote Bridge, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Gote Bridge (aka Derwent Bridge) is the main road bridge across the River Derwent in Cockermouth. The bridge was built in 1822 and connects the town …

Cocker Bridge, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View Cocker Bridge in Cockermouth carries Main Street over the River Cocker. The single segmental arch bridge was rebuilt in 1828. It is Grade II listed on …

Irthing Bridge, near Brampton
- Overview Map Street View Irthing Bridge carries the A6071 road over the River Irthing, north-west of Brampton in Cumbria. The 3 arched stone bridge was built in c.1729 and altered …

Monk's Bridge across River Calder
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Brancepeth Bridge
- Overview Map Brancepeth Bridge, to the west of Brancepeth Castle, carries the road (the old route of the A690) over Stockley Burn (aka Brancepeth Beck). The castellated sandstone bridge was …

Old Bridge, Haydon Bridge
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Chatton Bridge

Bridge over the Wansbeck, south of Wallington
- Overview History Map Street View This bridge is located about ¼ mile south-east of Wallington Hall, carries the B6342 road over the River Wansbeck. The bridge was built in 1755 …

Gilesgate Bridge over Halgut Burn
- This bridge over Halgut Burn in the Sele in Hexham dates from the 13th century, with a mid-19th century crenelated parapet and overbuilding. It is located in the former grounds …

Evenwood Bridge
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Seathwaite Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Seathwaite Bridge is a road bridge over Tarn Beck, located about ½ mile north-east of the village of Seathwaite in South Lakeland. The stone rubble bridge has …

Birks Bridge, Duddon Valley

Ulpha Bridge

Bridge over Witton Row Beck, nr Witton Castle
- Overview Map Street View This small low segmental arch road bridge over Witton Row Beck is located a short distance south-east of Witton Castle. It was built in the early …

Gilderdale Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Gilderdale Bridge carries the A689 road over Gilderdale Burn, about 1 mile south-east of Kirkhaugh and 1½ miles north-west of Alston. The stone bridge was built in 1836 …

Bow Bridge, near Furness Abbey
- Overview Map Street View Bow Bridge is a 15th Century multi-span bridge over Mill Beck, located about ¼ mile south east of Furness Abbey. It was built by the monks …

Elishaw Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Elishaw Bridge carries the A68 road over the River Rede at Elishaw in Northumberland..

Dobson's Bridge, nr Threlkeld
- Overview Map Street View Dobson's Bridge is a single wide arch roadbridge over the River Glendermackin, located about 1½ miles north-east of Threlkeld and a short distance west of the …

Pack Horse Bridge, Stainton
- Overview Map Street View The pack horse bridge over Stainton Beck in Stainton village is thought to date from the 17th century. It is a single segmented arch bridge made …

Levens Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Levens Bridge carries the A6 road over the River Kent at Levens in Cumbria. The limestone bridge is thought to date from the 17th century, though …

Stair Bridge over Newlands Beck

Doctor Bridge, Eskdale
- Overview Map Street View Doctor Bridge is a stone road bridge over the River Esk in Eskdale. It was originally a packhorse bridge built in the 17th century. It's name …

West Woodburn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge carries the A68 road over the River Rede at West Woodburn. The bridge was originally built in the early 19th century. It was …

Greystead Foot Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Greystead Foot Bridge over the River North Tyne. This suspension bridge was built c.1862 to connect Greystead and the south bank of the river to the …

Bridge over Lewis Burn, The Forks
- Overview Map The bridge carrying Bloody Bush Road over Lewis Burn, is located near The Forks in Kielder Forest. It was built in 1829 for Sir J. Swinburn. The single …

Ford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Ford Bridge carries the B6353 road over the River Till, about half a mile west of Ford village. The current bridge was built in 1809, but …

Stone Bridge, near Hartley West Farm
- Mid 18th century stone bridge over Seaton Burn on the track to Hartley West Farm in Holywell Dene. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …

Healeyfield Bridge
- Overview Map Healeyfield Bridge is a stone bridge which carryies the track from Healeyfield farm over the Waskerley Way (a former railway line). The bridge was built c.1832 by T.E. …

Bridge over Broomside Railway Cutting
- Overview Map Street View Road bridge over Broomside Cutting on Broomside Lane / Pittington Lane - was buit in 1848 for Great North of England Railway. The bridge is Grade II …

Thorngate Footbridge
- This footbridge over the River Tees, in Barnard Castle, was constructed in 1882 for workers of the nearby mills, and it allowed access, on foot, from across the river to …

Chantry Footbridge
- Overview Map Street View The Chantry Footbridge over the River Wansbeck is located by Chantry Place in Morpeth. It was built in 1869 by Swinney Bros. of Morpeth, funded by …

Skinnery Footbridge, Morpeth
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Lowford Bridge, Morpeth
- Overview Map Street View Lowford bridge carries Mitford Road (B6343) over the River Wansbeck at the east of Morpeth. The stone bridge was erected in 1836, funded by public subscription. …

Arnside Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Arnside railway viaduct (aka the Kent Viaduct) is a 51 span structure carrying the Carnforth and Whitehaven Line over the estuary of the River Kent, a …

Laverock Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Laverock Bridge, over the River Mint, is located south-west of Meal Bank in Cumbria. It is a stone segmental arch bridge, probably built in the 17th …

Bridge over Devil's Water, Harwood Shield
- Overview Map The stone segmental arch bridge over Devil's Water, south of Harwood Shield, was built in 1832. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …

Bridge at Baybridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge carries the Bale Hill road over the River Derwent at Baybridge. The hamlet of Baybridge is in Northumberland, but the bridge itself is …

Lowlynn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Lowlynn Bridge, located east of Lowlynn Mill, is a road bridge over South Low (river). It is a single segmental arch bridge, built in the early …

Eachwick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge over the River Pont, to the east of Eachwick, was built in 1819. It is part of landscaped setting of Dissington Hall. …

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ROYAL: Edward, Prince of Wales opens the new bridge across the Tweed (1928)

Pinned by Simon Cotterill

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ROYAL: Prince of Wales opens Royal Tweed bridge in 1928 (1928)

Pinned by Simon Cotterill

Bowston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Kent at Bowston dates from the 17th century; it was later widened on its North side. The bridge is Grade …

Dent Head Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Dent Head Viaduct carryies the Settle to Carlisle Railway line over Fell End Gill. It was built c.1869-1875, for the Midland Railway Company, Chief Engineer John …

Packsaddle Bridge beside Dent Head Viaduct
- Packsaddle Bridge is an 18th century packhorse bridge over Fell End Gil. It stands next to, and is dwarfed by, the late 19th century Dent Head Viaduct. Packsaddle Bridge is …

Cowgill Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This road bridge crosses Cowgill Beck, shortly before the becks confluence with the River Dee. It is located near St John's Church in Cowgill. The bridge …

Allenmill Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Allenmill Bridge, located just over half mile north-west of Allendale Town, carries the B6295 road over the River East Allen. The stone bridge, with 2 segmental …

Dockra Bridge
- Overview Map Dockra Bridge is a road bridge over Cowgill Beck, located on the north side of Cowgill, along Dockra Lane. It was built in the late 18th century to …

Ewegales Bridge
- Overview Map Street View    

Rash Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Rash Bridge carries the road over the River Dee on Mill Lane, near Rash in Cumbria. The coursed rubble bridge was probably built in the 18th …

Church Bridge, Dent
- Overview Map Street View Church Bridge carries Beach Hill (road) over the River Dee in Dent, Cumbria. It is located a short distance north east of St Andrew's Church and …

Ouse Bridge, Setmurthy
- Overview Map Street View Ouse Bridge is arched bridge which carries the B5291 road over River Derwent, at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake. The bridge dates from the early 19th …

Upperby Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge connects the Upperby and Harraby areas of Carlisle, carrying Petteril Bank Road over the River Petteril. A pedestrian bridge over the Petteril stands a …

Allendale Town Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Allendale Town Bridge, located at the east of Allendale Town, carries the B6925 road over the River East Allen. The stone segmental arch bridge dates from the …

Bridge over Sipton Burn on the Long Drag
- Overview Map This bridge, dated 1878 and inscribed with the initials W.B.B., carries the Long Drag (road) over Sipton Burn. It is located about a mile north-east of Spartylea. The …

Packhorse bridge over Sipton Burn

Sipton Bridge, over Sipton Sike
- Overview Map Street View Sipton Bridge carries the B6295 road over Sipton Sike. The bridge at Sipton dates from the early 19th century and is located about half mile north …

Sinderhope Bridge, over Sinderhope Burn
- Overview Map Street View Sinderhope Bridge at Sinderhope in Northumberland, carries the B6295 road over Sinderhope Burn, a short distance downstream of its confluence with Hollocks Burn. Built in the …

Cunsey Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Cunsey Bridge is a stone rubble road bridge across Cunsey Beck, thought to date from the 18th century. The bridge has two segmental arches with a …

Pow Bridge, St. Bees
- Pow Bridge is a stone roadbridge over Pow Beck, in St. Bees. The bridge, dated 1585, was built for Archbishop Grindal, whose coat of arms and initials appear on dated …

Derwent Bridge near Derwent Reservoir
- Overview Map Street View Derwent Bridge (aka Ratchwoodford Bridge) carries the B6278 road over the River Derwent (Tyne) in Northumberland. It is located near the dam at the south end …

Roddamburn Bridge
- Overview Map Street View There is a stone bridge over Roddam Burn about half mile north-east of the hamlet of Roddam and just under half mile south of Roseden in …

Kirk Bridge, Garsdale
- Overview Map Street View Kirk Bridge carries Hawes Road (the A684) over Clough River in Garsdale. The stone bridge dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. In 1834, …

Mill Bridge, A684
- Overview Map Street View Mill Bridge carries Hawes Road (A684) over Clough River, east of Garsdale in Cumbria. The 19th century stone bridge is Grade II listed on the National …

Highford Bridge, Mitford
- Overview Map Street View Highford Bridge carries the B6343 road over the River Wansbeck, east of Mitford. The bridge, with three segmental arches, was built 1829 - 1830. It is …

Aldin Grange Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Aldin Grange Bridge over the River Browney is located east of Bearpark. The bridge dates from the 15th century. It is now a pedestrian bridge, since …

Rosthwaite Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This bridge is a narrow humped-back bridge over Stonethwaite Beck, located at the north of Rosthwaite. It carries the minor road from Rosthwaite to Hazelbank. The …

Old Holywell Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This old bridge (now a footbridge) crosses Seaton Burn immediately west of the newer road bridge, south of Holywell.  The old bridge dates from the 17th …

Beamish Burn Bridge
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Bridges on the Tyne - .....and other bridges of North East England. Website with extensive information and photos of bridges in the region. It also includes information about fords, ferries and former bridges.

Piercebridge Roman Bridge - Overview About the Roman Bridge Map Street View The Roman bridge at Piercebridge crossed the River Tees, carrying Dere Street, the Roman road that linked York with Corbridge, near Hadrian&rsquo;s …

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Rivers - Rivers have played an important role in shaping the development and identity of communities in the North East. Many settlements have grown up at locations near rivers, which provided essential …

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THE ORIGINAL HAYDON BRIDGE

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Cyclists over Whorlton Suspension Bridge

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River Pont approaching Ponteland Bridge

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Duchess Bridge, Alnmouth

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Bridge over The River Coquet - Felton, Northumberland

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River Gaunless

Sunderland Bridge - Overview About Sunderland Bridge Map Street View Sunderland Bridge is both a bridge and a village in County Durham, located about 3 miles south of the City of Durham. The …

Croxdale Viaduct - Croxdale Viaduct, over the River Wear&nbsp;near Croxdale and Sunderland Bridge, was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1872. Today the 11 arched viaduct is still in use for the …

The Lion Bridge - Overview Map Street View The Lion Bridge over the River Aln at Alnwick was built in 1775 by John Adam.[1] The stone bridge has 4 arches and in the centre&nbsp;of …

Chollerford Bridge - Overview Street View The stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford&nbsp;in Northumberland was built in 1785 by Robert Mylne. It replaced an earlier medieval bridge which had been …

Warkworth Old Bridge - The old stone bridge over the River Coquet at Warkworth dates from c.1380. John Cook of Newcastle, who died in 1378/9, bequeathed 20 marks towards the building of the bridge.[1] …

Sunderland Bridge (bridge) - Overview Map Street View This stone bridge across the River Wear near the village of Sunderland Bridge, Croxdale, dates from the 14th Century. The bridge has undergone several modifications, with …

Greta Bridge (bridge) - Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Greta at Great Bridge village&nbsp;in County Durham, was built in 1773 by John Carr for John Sawry Morritt. It replaced …

Newton Cap Viaduct - Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Viaduct was built in 1857 to carry the Bishop Auckland to Durham City railway across the River Wear and Newton Cap Bank, which leads …

Newton Cap Bridge - Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Bridge is a stone bridge across the River Wear at Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Reputedly it was built in the late 14th century for …

Barnard Castle Bridge - Overview Map Street View The stone Bridge over the River Tees connects the town of&nbsp;Barnard Castle&nbsp;with Startforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is overlooked by the castle. It …

Felton Old Bridge - Overview Map Street View &nbsp;

Rutherford Bridge - Overview Map Street View A stone bridge over the River Greta just over a mile North West of Scargill, County Durham. The bridge was built in 1773 following the great …

Blueback Bridge

Cupola Bridge - Overview Map Street View A three arch stone bridge over the River Allen, built 1778 and located a mile and a half from Whitfield, Northumberland. The bridge is Grade 2 …

Mill Bridge, Coatham Munderville - Overview Map Street View A stone bridge, built 1861, which straddles the parishes of Coatham Mundeville and Brafferton. The bridge is Grade 2 listed.

Salters Bridge - Overview Map Street View Salters Bridge crosses the Ouseburn in South Gosforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Winston Bridge - Overview Map Street View The bridge over the River Tees near Winston in Counry Durham was built in 1762-1763, designed by Sir Thomas Robinson[1]. The bridge is notable for its …

Whorlton Suspension Bridge - Overview Map Street View The toll bridge over the River Tees at Whorlton, County Durham, was opened in 1831. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle, who …

Hartford Bridge (bridge) - Overview Map Street View Hartford Bridge carries the A192 road over the River Blyth at Hartford, north of Cramlington.&nbsp;There was once a ford to cross the river near here, which …

Old Bridge - Overview Map Street View The old stone bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury dates from the 15th century, though substantially altered in the 19th century. The bridge is Grade …

New Bridge - Overview Map Street View The 'new' road bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury was opened in 2004 and carries the A1068. Prior to that the road was routed over …

Railway Viaduct - Overview Map Street View The viaduct just north west of Lesbury carries the railway over the River Aln in Northumberland. The viaduct has 18 arches and was built in 1848/1849 …

Duchess Bridge - Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Aln at Alnmouth&nbsp;was built in 1864. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. A …

Lambley Viaduct - Overview About Lambley Viaduct Map Lambley viaduct was built by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway&nbsp;in 1852 to carry the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line over the River South Tyne at …

Bridge over the Wear - Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Wear just west of Stanhope dates from medieval times. The bridge now carries the B6278 road. It is Grade II* …

Denemouth Viaduct, Castle Eden Dene - Overview Map The railway viaduct at Dene Holme over Castle Eden Dene was completed in 1905.[1] It is between Blackhall Colliery and Horden, in County Durham. The viaduct has 10 …

Bywell Bridge, over the Tyne - Overview Map Street View Bywell bridge over the River Tyne&nbsp;was&nbsp;built 1836-1838, designed by George Basevi. The stone bridge carries the B6309 road over the Tyne, with Bywell on the north …

Queen Alexandra Bridge - Overview About the Bridge Map Street View The Queen Alexandra Bridge over the River Wear&nbsp;links the&nbsp;Southwick and Deptford areas of Sunderland. The bridge was built 1907-1909, originally as a double-decker …

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Shotley Bridge (bridge) - Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Shotley Bridge was built in the late 18th century, later widened in c1820. The bridge is Grade II …

Denwick Bridge - Overview Map Street View Denwick Bridge over the River Aln is located about half a mile north east of Alnwick and a similar distance south west of Denwick. The stone …

Telford Bridge - Overview Map Street View Telford Bridge (aka 'New Bridge') in Morpeth was built 1829 - 1831 by Thomas Telford.[1] The stone bridge carries the A192 road over the River Wansbeck. …

Weldon Bridge - Bridge - Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Coquet at Weldon Bridge was built c.1760[1] The bridge has 3 arches and distinctive circular openings between the arches. It …

Pauperhaugh Bridge - Overview Map Street View Pauperhaugh bridge over the River Coquet.

Road Bridge, Sheepwash - Overview Map Street View The bridge at Sheepwash carries the A1068 road over the River Wansbeck. It was built in 1920 to replace a stone bridge damaged by floods in …

Fleetham Bridge - The stone single arched bridge over the Long Nanny at West Freetham, near Beadnell, was built in the early 19th century. The bridge is Grade II listed on the Ntional …

Chapel Bridge

Hexham Bridge - Overview Map Street View Hexham Bridge carries the A6079 road over the River Tyne at Hexham. The nine arched stone bridge was built in 1793, designed by John Smeaton and …

Coldstream Bridge - Overview About Coldstream Bridge Map Street View &nbsp; Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the …

Crimdon Dene Railway Viaduct - Overview Map Street View The viaduct over Crimdon Dene was built in 1905 to carry the North Eastern Railway. The viaduct is located close to the mouth of Crimdon Dene, …

Warenford Bridge - Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over Waren Burn at Warenford in Northumberland was built in the late 18th or early 19th century and is Grade II listed.[1] The …

Twizel Viaduct - Twizel Viaduct was built between 1846 and 1849 by the Newcastle &amp; Berwick Railway, to carry the Tweedmouth to Kelso railway branch line over the River Till at Twizell in …

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Knar Burn Railway Viaduct -

Balder Bridge, Cotherstone - Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge over the River Balder at Cotherstone dates back to the 15th century. It was rebuilt c.1681 and the upstream side of the …

Cotherstone Footbridge - Overview Map The footbridge over the River Tees just north of Cortherstone, County Durham, was built in 1932 by Joseph L Thompson and Sons Ltd of Sunderland. It replaced two …

Lune Railway Viaduct - Overview Map Street View Disused railway viaduct over the River Lune, built in 1868 for the Tees Valley Railway Company. The viaduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage …

Bewick Bridge - Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge near Old Bewick in Northumberland was built in the early 19th century, or possibly earlier. There is also a small hamlet by …

Heatherycleugh Bridge - Overview Map Street View Heatherycleugh Bridge carries School Hill road (part of the A689) over the steep valley of the Heathery Cleugh (a stream), shortly before it flow into Killhope …

Canongate Bridge

Union Chain Bridge - Overview About The Union Chain Bridge Map Street View The Union Chain Bridge spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe in England and Fishwick in Scotland. The bridge was built&nbsp; for …

Railway Viaduct over Poltross Burn

Bridge over Tarset Burn, Lanehead

Bridge over the River Till

Hownsgill Viaduct

Bridges on the Tyne
- .....and other bridges of North East England. Website with extensive information and photos of bridges in the region. It also includes information about fords, ferries and former bridges.

Piercebridge Roman Bridge
- Overview About the Roman Bridge Map Street View The Roman bridge at Piercebridge crossed the River Tees, carrying Dere Street, the Roman road that linked York with Corbridge, near Hadrian’s …

Rivers
- Rivers have played an important role in shaping the development and identity of communities in the North East. Many settlements have grown up at locations near rivers, which provided essential …

Sunderland Bridge
- Overview About Sunderland Bridge Map Street View Sunderland Bridge is both a bridge and a village in County Durham, located about 3 miles south of the City of Durham. The …

Croxdale Viaduct
- Croxdale Viaduct, over the River Wear near Croxdale and Sunderland Bridge, was built by the North Eastern Railway in 1872. Today the 11 arched viaduct is still in use for the …

The Lion Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The Lion Bridge over the River Aln at Alnwick was built in 1775 by John Adam.[1] The stone bridge has 4 arches and in the centre of …

Chollerford Bridge
- Overview Street View The stone bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford in Northumberland was built in 1785 by Robert Mylne. It replaced an earlier medieval bridge which had been …

Warkworth Old Bridge
- The old stone bridge over the River Coquet at Warkworth dates from c.1380. John Cook of Newcastle, who died in 1378/9, bequeathed 20 marks towards the building of the bridge.[1] …

Sunderland Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge across the River Wear near the village of Sunderland Bridge, Croxdale, dates from the 14th Century. The bridge has undergone several modifications, with …

Greta Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Greta at Great Bridge village in County Durham, was built in 1773 by John Carr for John Sawry Morritt. It replaced …

Newton Cap Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Viaduct was built in 1857 to carry the Bishop Auckland to Durham City railway across the River Wear and Newton Cap Bank, which leads …

Newton Cap Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Newton Cap Bridge is a stone bridge across the River Wear at Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Reputedly it was built in the late 14th century for …

Barnard Castle Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone Bridge over the River Tees connects the town of Barnard Castle with Startforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is overlooked by the castle. It …

Felton Old Bridge
- Overview Map Street View

Rutherford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View A stone bridge over the River Greta just over a mile North West of Scargill, County Durham. The bridge was built in 1773 following the great …

Cupola Bridge
- Overview Map Street View A three arch stone bridge over the River Allen, built 1778 and located a mile and a half from Whitfield, Northumberland. The bridge is Grade 2 …

Mill Bridge, Coatham Munderville
- Overview Map Street View A stone bridge, built 1861, which straddles the parishes of Coatham Mundeville and Brafferton. The bridge is Grade 2 listed.

Salters Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Salters Bridge crosses the Ouseburn in South Gosforth. It dates from the 14th Century and is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Winston Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The bridge over the River Tees near Winston in Counry Durham was built in 1762-1763, designed by Sir Thomas Robinson[1]. The bridge is notable for its …

Whorlton Suspension Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The toll bridge over the River Tees at Whorlton, County Durham, was opened in 1831. It was designed by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle, who …

Hartford Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View Hartford Bridge carries the A192 road over the River Blyth at Hartford, north of Cramlington. There was once a ford to cross the river near here, which …

Old Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The old stone bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury dates from the 15th century, though substantially altered in the 19th century. The bridge is Grade …

New Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The 'new' road bridge over the River Aln at Lesbury was opened in 2004 and carries the A1068. Prior to that the road was routed over …

Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The viaduct just north west of Lesbury carries the railway over the River Aln in Northumberland. The viaduct has 18 arches and was built in 1848/1849 …

Duchess Bridge
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Aln at Alnmouth was built in 1864. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. A …

Lambley Viaduct
- Overview About Lambley Viaduct Map Lambley viaduct was built by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in 1852 to carry the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line over the River South Tyne at …

Bridge over the Wear
- Overview Map Street View This stone bridge over the River Wear just west of Stanhope dates from medieval times. The bridge now carries the B6278 road. It is Grade II …*

Denemouth Viaduct, Castle Eden Dene
- Overview Map The railway viaduct at Dene Holme over Castle Eden Dene was completed in 1905.[1] It is between Blackhall Colliery and Horden, in County Durham. The viaduct has 10 …

Bywell Bridge, over the Tyne
- Overview Map Street View Bywell bridge over the River Tyne was built 1836-1838, designed by George Basevi. The stone bridge carries the B6309 road over the Tyne, with Bywell on the north …

Queen Alexandra Bridge
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View The Queen Alexandra Bridge over the River Wear links the Southwick and Deptford areas of Sunderland. The bridge was built 1907-1909, originally as a double-decker …

Shotley Bridge (bridge)
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Derwent at Shotley Bridge was built in the late 18th century, later widened in c1820. The bridge is Grade II …

Denwick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Denwick Bridge over the River Aln is located about half a mile north east of Alnwick and a similar distance south west of Denwick. The stone …

Telford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Telford Bridge (aka 'New Bridge') in Morpeth was built 1829 - 1831 by Thomas Telford.[1] The stone bridge carries the A192 road over the River Wansbeck. …

Weldon Bridge - Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over the River Coquet at Weldon Bridge was built c.1760[1] The bridge has 3 arches and distinctive circular openings between the arches. It …

Pauperhaugh Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Pauperhaugh bridge over the River Coquet.

Road Bridge, Sheepwash
- Overview Map Street View The bridge at Sheepwash carries the A1068 road over the River Wansbeck. It was built in 1920 to replace a stone bridge damaged by floods in …

Fleetham Bridge
- The stone single arched bridge over the Long Nanny at West Freetham, near Beadnell, was built in the early 19th century. The bridge is Grade II listed on the Ntional …

Hexham Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Hexham Bridge carries the A6079 road over the River Tyne at Hexham. The nine arched stone bridge was built in 1793, designed by John Smeaton and …

Coldstream Bridge
- Overview About Coldstream Bridge Map Street View Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the …

Crimdon Dene Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The viaduct over Crimdon Dene was built in 1905 to carry the North Eastern Railway. The viaduct is located close to the mouth of Crimdon Dene, …

Warenford Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone bridge over Waren Burn at Warenford in Northumberland was built in the late 18th or early 19th century and is Grade II listed.[1] The …

Twizel Viaduct
- Twizel Viaduct was built between 1846 and 1849 by the Newcastle & Berwick Railway, to carry the Tweedmouth to Kelso railway branch line over the River Till at Twizell in …

Knar Burn Railway Viaduct
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Balder Bridge, Cotherstone
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge over the River Balder at Cotherstone dates back to the 15th century. It was rebuilt c.1681 and the upstream side of the …

Cotherstone Footbridge
- Overview Map The footbridge over the River Tees just north of Cortherstone, County Durham, was built in 1932 by Joseph L Thompson and Sons Ltd of Sunderland. It replaced two …

Lune Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View Disused railway viaduct over the River Lune, built in 1868 for the Tees Valley Railway Company. The viaduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage …

Bewick Bridge
- Overview Map Street View The stone road bridge near Old Bewick in Northumberland was built in the early 19th century, or possibly earlier. There is also a small hamlet by …

Heatherycleugh Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Heatherycleugh Bridge carries School Hill road (part of the A689) over the steep valley of the Heathery Cleugh (a stream), shortly before it flow into Killhope …

Union Chain Bridge
- Overview About The Union Chain Bridge Map Street View The Union Chain Bridge spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe in England and Fishwick in Scotland. The bridge was built for …