List of crossings of the River Wear

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This is a list of crossings of the River Wear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords.

North Sea to Sunderland[edit]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Wearmouth Bridge Edit this on WikidataA1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1Wearside192954°54′36″N 1°22′58″W
Monkwearmouth Bridge Edit this on WikidataDurham Coast Line, Green lineMonkwearmouth187954°54′36″N 1°23′1″W[1]
Queen Alexandra Bridge Edit this on WikidataRoad, A1231 road (until Aug 2018), Queen Alexandra Bridge Branch (until 1921)Wearside10 Jun 190954°54′50″N 1°24′21″W[2]
Northern Spire Bridge Edit this on WikidataA1231 road, bike path, sidewalkWearside28 Aug 201854°55′0″N 1°25′28″W
Hylton Viaduct Edit this on WikidataA19 road, sidewalkWearside197454°54′16″N 1°27′30″W

Sunderland to Chester-le-Street[edit]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Cox Green Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCox Green195854°53′27″N 1°29′39″W
Victoria Viaduct Edit this on WikidataLeamside lineWearsideAug 183854°53′5″N 1°30′9″W[3]
Penshaw Bridge Edit this on WikidataStation RoadSunderland188954°52′48″N 1°30′54″W
Chartershaugh Bridge Edit this on WikidataA182 roadSunderland197554°52′34″N 1°31′10″W
New Bridge Edit this on WikidataLambton Castle54°52′7″N 1°31′51″W
Lamb Bridge Edit this on WikidataLambton Castle181954°51′57″N 1°32′34″W[4]
Chester New Bridge Edit this on WikidataBournmoor54°51′52″N 1°33′30″W[5][6]
Lambton Bridge Edit this on WikidataA183 roadChester-le-Street192654°51′51″N 1°33′28″W
A1(M) bridge over the Wear Edit this on WikidataA1(M) motorwayCounty Durham196854°51′42″N 1°33′35″W
New Lumley Bridge Edit this on WikidataB1284 roadCounty Durham199754°51′6″N 1°33′33″W

Chester-le-Street to Durham[edit]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Cocken Bridge Edit this on WikidataCocken RoadPlawsworth188654°49′9″N 1°33′54″W
Finchale Bridge Edit this on WikidataSidewalkFinchale Priory193754°49′8″N 1°32′25″W
Brasside Bridge Edit this on WikidataCounty Durham1850s[7]54°48′40″N 1°32′5″W
Belmont Viaduct Edit this on WikidataLeamside lineFramwellgate Moor[8]1856[9]54°47′55″N 1°32′19″W[8]
Penny Ferry Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootbridgeDurham200254°46′48″N 1°34′36″W
Milburngate Bridge Edit this on WikidataA690 roadCounty Durham1967[10]54°46′41″N 1°34′38″W
Framwellgate Bridge Edit this on WikidataSilver StreetCity of Durham15th century54°46′34″N 1°34′41″W[11][12]
Prebends Bridge Edit this on WikidataSouth BaileyCounty Durham177254°46′15″N 1°34′46″W[13][14]
Kingsgate Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCounty Durham196754°46′23″N 1°34′21″W
Elvet Bridge Edit this on WikidataElvet BridgeDurham116054°46′33″N 1°34′24″W[15][16]
New Elvet Bridge Edit this on WikidataNew ElvetDurham1975[17]54°46′36″N 1°34′20″W
Baths Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCounty Durham1960s54°46′36″N 1°34′9″W
Maiden Castle bridge Edit this on WikidataPathCounty Durham197454°46′9″N 1°33′32″W
Shincliffe Bridge Edit this on WikidataA177 roadShincliffe182654°45′49″N 1°33′17″W[18][19]

Durham to Bishop Auckland[edit]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Croxdale Road Bridge Edit this on WikidataA167 roadCroxdale192454°44′5″N 1°35′17″W
Sunderland Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale WaySunderland Bridge14th century54°44′3″N 1°35′23″W[20][21]
Croxdale Viaduct Edit this on WikidataEast Coast Main LineCroxdale1872[22]54°43′58″N 1°35′34″W
Page Bank Bridge Edit this on WikidataWhitworth LanePage Bank1995[23]54°42′48″N 1°38′17″W
Jubilee Bridge Edit this on WikidataCobey's Carr LaneWillington1990[24]54°42′14″N 1°40′40″W
Pay Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathCounty Durham54°41′59″N 1°41′31″W
Newton Cap Railway Viaduct Edit this on WikidataA689 road (from 1995)Bishop Auckland[25]54°40′3″N 1°40′55″W[25]
Newton Cap Bridge Edit this on WikidataBishop Auckland54°40′2″N 1°41′1″W[26][27]

Bishop Auckland to Stanhope[edit]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Witton Park Ford Edit this on WikidataWitton Park54°40′20″N 1°44′11″W
Witton Park Bridge Edit this on WikidataWitton Park23 Aug 190454°40′20″N 1°44′19″W
Witton Park Viaduct Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayWitton Park185454°40′20″N 1°44′19″W
Witton Bridge Edit this on WikidataWitton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Evenwood and Barony54°40′17″N 1°46′20″W[28]
A68 Wear bridge Edit this on WikidataA68 roadCounty Durham54°40′15″N 1°46′34″W
Harperley Footbridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale Way54°42′21″N 1°49′12″W
Wolsingham Rail Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayWolsingham184754°43′33″N 1°52′25″W
Wolsingham Bridge Edit this on WikidataWolsingham1894[29]54°43′36″N 1°53′9″W
Holebeck Mill Bridge Edit this on WikidataWear Valley1990s54°43′36″N 1°54′57″W
Broadwood Bridge Edit this on WikidataFrosterley1970s[30]54°43′37″N 1°56′46″W
Frosterley Ford Edit this on WikidataFrosterley54°43′37″N 1°56′48″W
Broadwood Rail Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayFrosterley1847[31]54°43′36″N 1°56′49″W
Kenneth Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathFrosterley54°43′32″N 1°57′15″W
Frosterley Bridge Edit this on WikidataFrosterley1813[32]54°43′36″N 1°57′57″W[33]
Rogerley railway bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayShittlehope1862[34]54°43′46″N 1°58′57″W
Gas Works Bridge Edit this on WikidataShittlehope1958[35]54°44′23″N 1°59′56″W
Stanhope East Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayStanhope54°44′29″N 2°0′7″W
Stanhope Central Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayStanhope1895[36]54°44′42″N 2°0′28″W
Stanhope Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope54°44′52″N 2°0′56″W
Stanhope Ford Edit this on WikidataStanhope54°44′52″N 2°0′56″W
Stanhope Bridge Edit this on WikidataB6278 roadStanhope14th century54°44′48″N 2°1′28″W[37][38]
Stanhope West Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayStanhope189554°44′46″N 2°1′42″W

Stanhope to Wearhead[edit]

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Photograph
Hag Bridge Edit this on WikidataEastgate1996[39]54°44′27″N 2°4′5″W
Eastgate Railway Bridge Edit this on WikidataWeardale RailwayEastgate1895[40]54°44′26″N 2°4′45″W
Eastgate Conveyor Bridge Edit this on WikidataBelt conveyorEastgate196454°44′24″N 2°5′10″W
Brotherlee Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathBrotherlee1990s54°44′9″N 2°7′1″W
Haswick's Bridge Edit this on WikidataWestgate54°44′14″N 2°8′34″W[41]
Britton Bridge and ford Edit this on WikidataWestgate54°44′11″N 2°9′2″W
Waterside House Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope54°44′13″N 2°9′16″W
Daddry Shield Bridge Edit this on WikidataA689 roadDaddry Shield54°44′15″N 2°9′48″W
Huntshield Ford Edit this on WikidataSt John's Chapel54°44′17″N 2°10′29″W
Ponderlane Bridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope54°44′20″N 2°10′48″W
Broken Way Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope54°44′22″N 2°11′16″W
Bridge End Footbridge Edit this on WikidataFootpathStanhope54°44′31″N 2°11′32″W
Bridge End Ford Edit this on WikidataStanhope54°44′32″N 2°11′35″W
Coronation Bridge Edit this on WikidataStanhope[42]1838[43]54°44′32″N 2°11′59″W[42]
Blackdene Mine Bridge Edit this on WikidataIreshopeburn54°44′38″N 2°12′18″W
West Blackdene Bridge Edit this on WikidataWest Blackdene18th century[44]54°44′49″N 2°12′33″W[44]
Sparks Farm Bridge Edit this on WikidataStanhope1986[45]54°44′59″N 2°13′5″W
Wearhead Bridge Edit this on WikidataA689 roadWearhead1989[46]54°45′0″N 2°13′18″W

References[edit]

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  46. ^ "WEARHEAD BRIDGE". Bridges On The Tyne.

External links[edit]

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