Tyne Bridge looking east towards the modern The Sage Gateshead and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, with the earlier Swing Bridge in the foreground

The Tyne Bridge is a bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. It was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. It was officially opened on October 10, 1928 by King George V. It is a fine example of a Compression arch suspended-deck bridge. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 499 KB) Bridges over the Tyne, Newcastle, North East England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 499 KB) Bridges over the Tyne, Newcastle, North East England. ... The Sage viewed from central Newcastle The Sage Gateshead is a new centre for musical education and performance, located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the north-east of England. ... The Gateshead Millennium Bridge spans the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south bank, and Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. ... The High Level Bridge towers above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne connecting Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. ... The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ... North East England is one of the regions of England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Gateshead at grid reference NZ2460 Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ... Mott MacDonald is a UK based multi-disciplinary management, engineering and development consultancy. ... The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... Iron-making has been known in Cleveland since the Romans found iron slags in North Yorkshire, with small-scale iron-making known to have taken place at Rievaulx, Whitby and Guisborough Abbeys in the 17th Century. ... Middlesbrough is a large town in North-East England and the principal location in the borough of Middlesbrough. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor (formerly known as the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). ... The Tyne Bridge, in green, with many of the Tynes other bridges pictured behind it. ...

The Tyne Bridge is also the name of a parliamentary constituency that covers areas of central Newcastle and central Gateshead. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...

History of construction

Old Tyne Bridge

1807 engraving of the stone bridge built in 1781 and removed in 1866.

The earliest bridge across the Tyne was built by the Romans, Pons Aelius, near the location of the present Tyne Bridge. After it fell into disrepair, a stone bridge was built in 1270 but this was destroyed by the great flood of 1771. In 1781, a new stone bridge across the Tyne was completed. Due to increased shipping activity, the stone bridge was removed in 1866 for construction of the present Swing Bridge, which opened in 1876. Tyne Bridge in 1807. ... Tyne Bridge in 1807. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The High Level Bridge towers above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne connecting Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The idea for the present Tyne Bridge goes back to 1883 but it was not until 1924 that the plan to build this major river crossing finally was approved. Work started in August 1925 with Dorman Long acting as the building contractors. Despite the dangers of the building work, only one worker died in the building of this structure, which cost £1,200,000 to build. 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation rate 2. ...

The Tyne Bridge was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson who based their design on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which in turn derived its design from the Hell Gate Bridge in New York. During construction, before the road deck had been installed, the costermongers of Newcastle wrote to the Lord Mayor to express their concern that their horses would not be able to cross as the arch was too steep. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. ... The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge) is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel arch railroad bridge between Queens and Randalls and Wards Island (which are now joined into one island and politically belong to the borough of Manhattan) in New York City, over a... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. ... Councillor Patrick (Pat) John Stannard, Lord Mayor of Oxford (2004). ...

The bridge was completed and opened in 1928 by King George V and Queen Mary who were the first to use the roadway travelling in their Ascot landau. The Tyne Bridge's towers were built of Cornish granite and were designed as warehouses with five storeys. However, the inner floors of the warehouses in the bridge's towers were never completed and, as a result, the storage areas were never used. Passenger and goods lifts were built in the towers to provide access to the Quayside, but these are no longer in use. The bridge was originally painted green with special paint made by J. Dampney Co. of Gateshead. The same colours were used to paint the bridge for the year 2000. The road deck is 84 feet above the water. The bridge has a 531 feet span.

1928 The Tyne Bridge under construction.

Total Length (including approaches)......................389 metres Image File history File links Tyne_bridge_1928. ... Image File history File links Tyne_bridge_1928. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Length of main arch span (pier to pier)..................162 metres

Rise of Arch (above pins).......................................55 metres

Clear Height (above high water level)......................26 metres

Total Height (above high water level)......................59 metres

Width (bridge).....................................................17 metres

Width (approaches)..............................................24 metres

Total weight of steelwork (arch only)..............3,556 metric tonnes

Total weight of steelwork (inc approaches)......7,112 metric tonnes

History of operations

The Tyne Bridge, in green, seen from the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

Tram lines were built into the Tyne Bridge structure and ready for immediate use after the opening ceremony in October 1928. Tram car No. 289 was the last Newcastle tram to run into Gateshead over the Tyne Bridge on Sunday 5 March 1950 at approximately 10.55pm. The tram lines were subsequently removed. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 301 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 301 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Gateshead Millennium Bridge spans the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south bank, and Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. ... TW2000 car in Hanover Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. ...

Golden jubilee celebrations were held on 10 October 1978, when one thousand balloons were released into the sky above the Tyne to celebrate the anniversary of the Tyne Bridge. To mark the occasion a cavalcade of vintage vehicles and a procession of people in period dress stopped traffic, re-creating the opening ceremony when King George V declared the bridge opening 1928. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Upon opening the bridge carried the A1 road however following the opening of the Tyne Tunnel in the late 1950's the A1 was diverted to the East and the road became the A6127. Following the construction of the Newcastle Western Bypass, the A1 moved again and the bridge was redesignated as A167 which it remains today. Also known as the Great North Road. ... The Tyne Tunnel is a two-lane toll vehicular tunnel under the River Tyne, England, completed in 1967, and connecting Jarrow on the south side of the river with Howdon on the north. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ... The A167 is a road in North East England. ...

Photo Gallery

The Tyne Bridge, in green, seen from the north of the River Tyne. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is in the foreground. upload my own photograph File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Gateshead Millennium Bridge spans the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south bank, and Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. ...

2006 The Tyne Bridge at Night. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 315 KB) Summary A picture of the Tyne Bridge at Night, taken from the adjacent Swing Bridge. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Map sources for Tyne Bridge

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Webcams

• Tyne - In Pictures. Webcam from the BBC.
• Tyne Bridge Webcam. Webcam from Telewest.

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Pictures

• BBC Nation on Film. From the BBCi homepage. Includes footage of the construction of the Tyne Bridge. Retrieved April 23, 2005.
• BBC Tyne In PIctures - Panorama. Panoramic view of Tyne Bridge. Retrieved April 23, 2005.
• Photographs from the Dorman Long collection of the building of Newcastle upon Tyne's George V or Tyne Bridge in the 1920. Retrieved April 23, 2005.

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References

Books

• Addyman, J. and Fawcett, B. The High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station: 150 Years Across the Tyne. By the North Eastern Railway Association for the High Level Bridge. 1999. ISBN 1873513283.
• Linsley, S. Spanning the Tyne: Building of the Tyne Bridge, 1925-28. Newcastle Libraries and Information Service, Newcastle City Council. 1998. ISBN 1857950097.

Web sites

• BBC Inside Out - Tyne Bridge. From the BBCi homepage. Retrieved April 23, 2005.