NZ2563 : The High Level Bridge and the Tyne seen from Newcastle Castle
taken 4 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

The High Level Bridge is a road and rail bridge linking Newcastle and Gateshead across the River Tyne. It was designed by Robert Stephenson; work started on 12 August 1847 and it was opened on 7 June 1849 and was the first road/rail bridge ever built. It is a Grade I listed structure.
The road carriageway and pedestrian walkways sit under the railway deck. The road crossing the bridge (B1307) is one-way (southbound) due to the narrowing of the carriageway during strengthening works in 2008.
The bridge is 408m long and 12m wide.
The River Tyne is 100 miles long and flows generally eastward towards its mouth at Tynemouth just east of Newcastle. The River has two sources. The South Tyne rises on Alston Moor and the North Tyne rises north of Kielder Water.
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