Historic bridges · North East England
Byker Viaduct
Byker Viaduct in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Byker Viaduct is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Byker Viaduct (also known as the Byker Metro Bridge) is a 2,674 ft (815 m) curved S-shaped light railway bridge, which carries the Tyne and Wear Metro over the River Ouseburn in Newcastle upon Tyne. It carries the line from Manors Metro station in the city centre to the west, to Byker Metro station in the area of Byker to the east, over the lower Ouseburn valley, with the river emptying into the north side of the River Tyne, to the south. It was one of two major bridges built specifically for the Tyne and Wear Metro, the other being the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge crossing the River Tyne. It is one of three high level bridges in close proximity making the same crossing, with the Ouseburn railway viaduct to the north and the Byker road bridge to the south. The bridge and elevated section form an S-curve, which takes the track over the Byker road bridge at its east end.
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Background
History
The Byker Viaduct was built specifically to carry the then-planned Tyne and Wear Metro across the Ouseburn Valley, permitting a direct connection between the centre of Newcastle and the east end of the city and the coastal areas beyond. It was designed by Ove Arup and Partners and constructed by Mowlem. It was a notable structure for the era, being the first such structure in Britain to be built using cantilevered concrete sections with joints glued with epoxy resin. This was in part due to the terrain, which not only comprised a densely populated area along with the need to accommodate a future road alignment, but also featured geology challenges in the form of faults and multiple coal…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9761, -1.5930
- Address
- Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PA
- Phone
- +44 1912323698
- Opening
- {{Start date and age|df=yes|1982|11|11}}
- Official site
- www.ouseburnfarm.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q30621560 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Byker Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Byker Viaduct?
- Byker Viaduct is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9761°, -1.5930°.
- Who owns Byker Viaduct?
- Byker Viaduct is owned by |maint =.
- What are the opening hours for Byker Viaduct?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: {{Start date and age|df=yes|1982|11|11}}. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.