2020

NZ3166 : Willington Viaduct

taken 4 years ago, near to Willington, North Tyneside, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Willington Viaduct in this square
Willington Viaduct
Willington Viaduct
This mighty structure crosses Willington Dene east of Wallsend and carries the Tyneside Metro. Originally built for the North Shields to Newcastle Railway which opened in 1839, it has an interesting history. The stone piers have been there from the start, but the top structure was originally in laminated timber. This was replaced in 1867-69 by wrought iron, keeping the original shape. The railway was converted to the Metro in the early 1980's and re-opened in 1984. The viaduct was strengthened by additional steel girders inserted inside the wrought iron framework.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Robert Graham and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Railways Primary Subject: Railway other tags: Railway Viaduct Victorian Engineering Tyneside Metro Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Willington Viaduct [13] · Railway Viaduct [10] Title Clusters: · Willington Viaduct [4] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
NZ3166, 121 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robert Graham   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3165 6667 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.6168N 1:30.4110W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3164 6664
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 47 times
You are not logged in login | register