Tyne High Level Bridge
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| Name | Tyne High Level Bridge, Newcastle, England |
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| Who | |
| Owner | Newcastle Council |
| Design | Robert Stephenson, Thomas E Harrison |
| Contractors | Ironwork: Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Losh, Wilson and Bell, Abbot & Co, Piers and north approach:Rush & Lawton |
| Where | Over River Tyne |
| Latitude | N 54 58′ 01″ |
| Longitude | W 01 36′ 30″ |
| Why | Carries railway, road traffic and pedestrians connecting Gatesdhead and Newcastle |
| When | 1849 |
| What | Read more….. |
| How to read the bridge | Read more….. Read more about arches….. Read more about the book metaphor….. |
| What | |
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| Overall type | Arch – two levels. Upper railway sits on top of cast iron arches with lower roadway suspended from arches. |
| Width | 12.2 m. |
| Length | 407.8 m. |
| Span | 6 spans of 38.1 m. |
| Clearance | 25.92 m. |
| Materials | Cast iron arches |