Blaydon Bridge
Blaydon Bridge | |
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File:Blaydon Road Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 285020.jpg
Blaydon Road Bridge with Scotswood road and rail bridges in the background
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Carries | A1 road |
Crosses | River Tyne |
Locale | Newcastle/Gateshead, England |
Characteristics | |
Design | Concrete bridge |
Total length | 332 m |
Width | 14.6 m |
Longest span | 108 m |
History | |
Construction end | 1990 |
Opened | 3 December 1990 |
The Blaydon Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blaydon in Gateshead.
The bridge was designed by Bullen and Partners and built by Edmund Nuttall between 1987 and 1990. It is a concrete bridge with two concrete piers in the river. When completed, it formed the link between the existing Gateshead Western By-pass and the newly constructed Newcastle-upon-Tyne Western By-pass. From opening, it was designated the A1 road: before the Blaydon Bridge was built the A1 road crossed the Tyne to the East of Newcastle and Gateshead via the Tyne Tunnel.
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Next road crossing upstream | River Tyne | Next road crossing downstream |
Newburn Bridge | Blaydon Bridge A1 road Grid reference: NZ193640 |
Scotswood Bridge
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Next rail crossing upstream | River Tyne | Next rail crossing downstream |
Wylam Railway Bridge (disused, now foot and bicycle) |
Blaydon Bridge A1 road Grid reference: NZ193640 |
Scotswood Railway Bridge (disused rail, now carries water and gas mains) |
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