2016
NZ2563 : Tyne Bridge Tower
taken 9 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
This is 1 of 55 images, with title starting with Tyne Bridge in this square
Tyne Bridge Tower
Its massive steel arch makes the Tyne Bridge, linking the City of Newcastle with the town of Gateshead, probably the most iconic of all the Tyne's bridges.
When opened by King George V on 10 October 1928, the Tyne Bridge was the biggest single-span bridge in the UK. At either end are granite towers which house lifts, although they are no longer in use. Trams ran over it from 1928 until 1950 and bus services have always used it. The bridge carried the A1 trunk road or Great North Road from the south to Scotland which then ran through the centres of Gateshead and Newcastle.
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Bridges on the Tyne
When opened by King George V on 10 October 1928, the Tyne Bridge was the biggest single-span bridge in the UK. At either end are granite towers which house lifts, although they are no longer in use. Trams ran over it from 1928 until 1950 and bus services have always used it. The bridge carried the A1 trunk road or Great North Road from the south to Scotland which then ran through the centres of Gateshead and Newcastle.
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Bridges on the Tyne![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- NZ2563, 2116 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 22 March, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 27 March, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 253 636 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.0317N 1:36.3346W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 252 636
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
