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Bridges Over the Tyne 1235 - 1906

Click on the photographs or titles to find out more about each bridge.

Back to bridges built between 1928 - 2000

King Edward VII Bridge

King Edward VII opened the bridge on 10th July 1906.
It carries four railway tracks, the centre two span
300-ft each.

Hydraulic Swing Bridge

Opened without ceremony on 15th June 1876

High Level Bridge

This bridge was opened to traffic in August 1849.
The engineer was Robert Stephenson.

Corbridge Bridge

Built in 1235, the only bridge remaining after the floods of 1771.