2013

NZ2563 : Newcastle Townscape : Bridges Over The Tyne

taken 13 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

Newcastle Townscape : Bridges Over The Tyne
Newcastle Townscape : Bridges Over The Tyne
The bridges are, from front to back :

New Tyne Bridge, 1925-8 (designed by Mott Hay & Anderson; architect R. Burns Dick; contractors Dorman Long of Middlesbrough)

Swing Bridge, 1868-76 (W.G. Armstrong & Co. with the Tyne Improvement Commission)

High Level Bridge, 1845-9 (by Robert Stephenson with T.E. Harrison)

Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge. 1976-80 (W.A. Fairhurst & Partners with Cementation Construction Ltd and Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. as contractors)

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge [977] · Tyne [728] · Newcastle [522] · Tyne Bridge [389] · High Level Bridge [306] · Swing Bridge [205] Title Clusters: · Newcastle Townscape : Bridges Over The Tyne [2] ·
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NZ2563, 2134 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard West   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 24 February, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 26 February, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2547 6391 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1499N 1:36.2210W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2547 6391
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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