Wearmouth Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Three-hinged arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1928 - 1929 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Next to |
Monkwearmourth Railway Bridge (1879)
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Technical Information
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 250 000 |
Materials
| arch |
steel
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridges of the River Wear, The People's History Ltd, United Kingdom (United Kingdom), ISBN 1902527348
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 92
- The new Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, in "Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers", March 1930 v. 230
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0013651 |
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| Created: | 07/10/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |