Where is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode SR1 3AH), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.

How do I get to Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?

The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR1 3AH.

Who owns Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is owned by Network Rail.

Is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge a listed building?

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.

Is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge a protected site?

Yes — Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge free to visit?

Yes, Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is free to enter.

How do I get to Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?

The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR1 3AH.

Historic bridges · North East England

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge

In or near Sunderland.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge, historic bridges in North East England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–30 min
Nearest railway station: St Peter's · 0.1 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge, you can take a train to St Peter's station, which is just 0.1 km away. Entry is free. The postcode for sat-nav is SR1 3AH.

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Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.9099°, -1.3835°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.

Photo gallery

Heritage listing

Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in 1879, crossing the River Wear at Sunderland and Monkwearmouth. The bridge lies adjacent to and upstream of the Wearmouth Road Bridge. Originally built as part of the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, it provided the first direct railway link between Newcastle and Sunderland.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

is to the rear]] The bridge was built as part of the infrastructure for the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, which opened in 1879; a connecting line across the River Wear to link line of the former Brandling Junction Railway at Monkwearmouth to the south bank at Sunderland and the line of the former Durham and Sunderland Railway. The bridge was designed by T. E. Harrison: it consisted of a 300 ft main span, an iron bowstring bridge, constructed from box girders connected by what would later be considered a Vierendeel truss with curved corner strengthening to create elliptical voids in the bracing. Harrison's design pre-dates Vierendeel's theoretical analysis of these structures by around 20…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9099, -1.3835
District: Sunderland
Parish: Sunderland, unparished area
Postcode: SR1 3AH
Parliamentary constituency: Sunderland Central
Nearest railway station: St Peter's — 0.1 km
Opening: {{start date|df=y|1879}}

Sources

osm: w570572870 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Pont ferroviaire Wear Sunderland 6.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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