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General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tied-arch bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Railroad (railway) bridge lower deck: Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Tyne Bridge (1928)
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| Near: |
Newcastle Bridge (1871)
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| Coordinates: | 54° 58' 0.87" N 1° 36' 30.52" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 12.2 m | |
| height | 36 m | |
| total length | 407.8 m | |
| span lengths | 6 x 38.1 m | |
| clearance | 25.92 m |
Quantities
| wrought iron | 321 t | |
| cast iron | 4 728 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 243 000 |
Chronology
| 1 October 1846 | Beginning of construction. |
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| June 1849 | Completion. |
| 15 August 1849 | First crossing of a train. |
| 28 September 1849 | Opened by Queen Victoria. |
| 4 February 1850 | Lower deck opened to road traffic. |
| 1922 | Lower deck is strengthened to allow for passage of tramways. |
Notes
Total cost including land acquisition: 491 000 pounds.
Participants
Design
- Robert Stephenson (designer)
- T E Harrison (designer)
Contractor
- Rush & Lawton (substructure)
Iron construction
Steel connections
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- : Crossing the Tyne. Tyne Bridge Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom), pp. 128.
- (2007): Elderly care. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, n. 49 (4th Quarter 2007), pp. 39-40.
- (1999): The High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station. 150 Years Across the Tyne. North Eastern Railway Association, United Kingdom (United Kingdom), pp. 152.
- : The High Level Bridge, Newcastle: its evolution, design and construction. In: Transactions of Newcomen Society, v. 52, 1980-81.
- (2009): High Level Bridge: engineering successful heritage solutions. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, v. 162, n. 3 (August 2009), pp. 127-136.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002252 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022