Bywell Bridge
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Bywell Bridge
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Carries | Road |
| Crosses | River Tyne |
| Locale | Northumberland, England |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch |
| Material | stone |
| Number of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Designer | George Basevi[1] |
| Construction begin | 1836[2] |
| Opened | 1838[1][2] |
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| Daily traffic | single carriageway |
| Toll | No |
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Bywell Bridge is located in Northumberland
 Bywell Bridge
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Bywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge carrying the B6309 road across the River Tyne in Northumberland, England. Just south of the bridge is Stocksfield, and just to the west is Bywell. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The bridge was opened in 1838. It was built at a cost of £15,000, which was paid by the local landowner T W Beaumont.[3] The designer was the architect George Basevi.[1] The bridge joins Bywell and the adjoining roads with Stocksfield.[1] It is of ashlar masonry, with five segmental arches crossing the river, and two flood arches, without parapets, to the south.[4]
The remains of the piers of an ancient bridge, believed to be Roman, stood nearby until demolished on Beaumont's instructions when work on the present bridge began.[5][6]
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Retrieved 23 May 2011
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- ↑ Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, from drawings by J.W. Carmichael, with details by J. Blackmore, 1836
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