Bywell Bridge

Bywell Bridge

Bywell Bridge
Coordinates 54°57′07″N 1°55′12″W / 54.952°N 1.920°W / 54.952; -1.920Coordinates: 54°57′07″N 1°55′12″W / 54.952°N 1.920°W / 54.952; -1.920
Carries Road
Crosses River Tyne
Locale Northumberland, England
Heritage status Grade II listed
Characteristics
Design arch
Material stone
Number of spans 5
History
Designer George Basevi[1]
Construction begin 1836[2]
Opened 1838[1][2]
Statistics
Daily traffic single carriageway
Toll No
Bywell Bridge
 Bywell Bridge shown within Northumberland
grid reference NZ052619

Bywell Bridge is a 19th-century stone bridge carrying the B6309 road across the River Tyne in Northumberland, England. Just south of the bridge is Stocksfield, and just to the west is Bywell. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

History

The bridge was opened in 1838. It was built at a cost of £15,000, which was paid by the local landowner T W Beaumont.[3] The designer was the architect George Basevi.[1] The bridge joins Bywell and the adjoining roads with Stocksfield.[1] It is of ashlar masonry, with five segmental arches crossing the river, and two flood arches, without parapets, to the south.[4]

The remains of the piers of an ancient bridge, believed to be Roman, stood nearby until demolished on Beaumont's instructions when work on the present bridge began.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bywell Bridge (at bridgesonthetyne)". Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bywell Bridge (at keystothepast)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  3. ↑ Handbook for travellers in Durham and Northumberland. London: John Murray. 1864. p. 243. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (240453)". Images of England.Retrieved 23 May 2011
  5. ↑ "SINE Project, Structure Details for Bywell Bridge". University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Views on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, from drawings by J.W. Carmichael, with details by J. Blackmore, 1836
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