Historic bridges · North East England
Wylam Bridge
Wylam Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
About
Wylam Bridge 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
Wylam Bridge is a road bridge in Northumberland, England linking the residential area of North Wylam and neighbouring villages of Heddon-on-the-Wall, and Horsley with the railway station in South Wylam as well as west Gateshead, including the villages of Ryton and Crawcrook.
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Background
History
The River Tyne at Wylam has been forded for a very long time but because of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, a more suitable method of crossing the river at this point was required to link the ironworks on the north bank with the railway on the south bank so that goods could be taken to Newcastle upon Tyne and other parts of the country. At this time there was a waggonway on the north bank but it only went as far as Lemington. In 1836 a bridge was built over the river constructed from timber sections supported on stone piers, carrying road traffic and a waggonway. In 1897 the bridge ceased to be used for carrying the waggonway because of the construction of Wylam Railway Bridge.…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9750, -1.8150
- Opening
- {{start date|1836}}
- Official site
- wylamparishcouncil.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8039887 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wylam Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wylam Bridge?
- Wylam Bridge is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9750°, -1.8150°.
- Who owns Wylam Bridge?
- Wylam Bridge is owned by Northumberland County Council.
- What are the opening hours for Wylam Bridge?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: {{start date|1836}}. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.