Historic bridges · Scottish Lowlands
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- St Peter's · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.9099°, -1.3835°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in 1879, crossing the River Wear at Sunderland and Monkwearmouth. The bridge lies adjacent to and upstream of the Wearmouth Road Bridge. Originally built as part of the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, it provided the first direct railway link between Newcastle and Sunderland.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (officially Monkwearmouth Bridge, also called Wearmouth Railway Bridge or Sunderland Railway Bridge) is a railway bridge built in 1879, crossing the River Wear at Sunderland and Monkwearmouth. The bridge lies adjacent to and upstream of the Wearmouth Road Bridge. Originally built as part of the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, it provided the first direct railway link between Newcastle and Sunderland. The bridge is now used by Tyne and Wear Metro and Durham Coast Line services.
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Background
History
is to the rear]] The bridge was built as part of the infrastructure for the Monkwearmouth Junction Line, which opened in 1879; a connecting line across the River Wear to link line of the former Brandling Junction Railway at Monkwearmouth to the south bank at Sunderland and the line of the former Durham and Sunderland Railway. The bridge was designed by T. E. Harrison: it consisted of a 300 ft main span, an iron bowstring bridge, constructed from box girders connected by what would later be considered a Vierendeel truss with curved corner strengthening to create elliptical voids in the bracing. Harrison's design pre-dates Vierendeel's theoretical analysis of these structures by around 20…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9099, -1.3835
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR1 3AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Nearest railway station
- St Peter's — 0.1 km
- Opening
- {{start date|df=y|1879}}
- Official site
- www.andrewsmall.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w570572870 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pont ferroviaire Wear Sunderland 6.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?
- Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode SR1 3AH), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- Who owns Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?
- Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is owned by Network Rail.
- Is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge a listed building?
- Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Monkwearmouth Railway Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is St Peter's, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR1 3AH.