Historic bridges · North East England
Surtees Rail Bridge
Surtees Rail 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
- Thornaby · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Surtees Rail Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.5548°, -1.3108°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Surtees Rail Bridge is a rail bridge on the Tees Valley Line over the River Tees in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. The bridge is south of Stockton-on-Tees town centre and just north of the adjacent Surtees Bridge which carries the A66 road. The bridge is built on the site of a series of Tees Bridges alternating between two adjacent crossing sites.
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Background
Description
The 1830 bridge was an iron chain suspension bridge built principally to carry coal on the Stockton and Darlington Railway to Port Darlington, later to be renamed Middlesbrough, and was to be the first suspension bridge built for railway traffic. The designer was Sir Samuel Brown, a retired naval officer with experience building the 1820 Union Bridge over the River Tweed between Scotland and England, and the Royal Suspension Chain Pier, Brighton (1823). Stockton Railway Bridge was 412 ft long with a main span of 218 ft. The 6 ft wide unstiffened bridge deck was suspended using 792 ft of round eye bar link chain supported by two masonry towers, giving 20 ft of clearance (heading) on the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5548, -1.3108
- District
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Parish
- Thornaby
- Postcode
- TS17 6SG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Nearest railway station
- Thornaby — 0.8 km
Sources
- osm: w656972802 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Surtees Rail Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tees Bridge (Rail).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Surtees Rail Bridge?
- Surtees Rail Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS17 6SG), in the parish of Thornaby.
- Who owns Surtees Rail Bridge?
- Surtees Rail Bridge is owned by Network Rail.
- Is Surtees Rail Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Surtees Rail Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Surtees Rail Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Thornaby, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS17 6SG.