General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Two-hinged arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Half-through arch bridge Truss arch bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Next to: |
Newcastle High Level Bridge (1849)
|
| Coordinates: | 54° 58' 4.27" N 1° 36' 21.67" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 17.08 m | |
| height | 59 m | |
| total length | 397.72 m | |
| clearance | 25.62 m | |
| arch | rise | 55 m |
| arch span | 161.95 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 7 122 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 1 200 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| arch |
steel
|
Chronology
| July 1925 | Beginning of construction. |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Inaugurated by King George V. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- : Crossing the Tyne. Tyne Bridge Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom), pp. 128.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 274.
- : Spanning the Tyne. The Building of the Tyne Bridge 1925-1929. ISBN 9781857950090.
- (1930): Tyne Bridge, Newcastle. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 230, n. 1930-2 ( 1930), pp. 167-188.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001255 - Published on:
01/02/2001 - Last updated on:
19/04/2016
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