Historic bridges · North East England
Victoria Bridge
Victoria 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 · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Victoria Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.5583°, -1.3068°. 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 Victoria Jubilee Bridge, also known as Victoria Bridge, is a road bridge carrying Bridge Road (A1130) east west across the River Tees between Stockton and Thornaby in Northern England. The bridge is located just south east of Stockton town centre in the town's namesake borough. Under Stockton Bridge Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. cxlvii), the bridge was constructed (1882–1887) at a cost of £69,051 by Whitaker Brothers of Leeds, financed by the local council, a tramway company, the North Eastern Railway and the water board. The name commemorates the 50th year of the reign of Queen Victoria.
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Background
Architecture
The design is a wrought-iron arch bridge by Charles Neate and consulting engineer Harrison Haytor. The balustrades are cast iron with an open design of interlocking circles, and on the parapets are ornamental cast-iron lampposts carrying modern lights while the spandrels are open cast-iron work with a design of diminishing interlocking circles. At either side of the bridge are land-based arches that are currently impassable on the upriver side. These were designed to allow horse-drawn barges to pass under the bridge.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5583, -1.3068
- District
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Parish
- Thornaby
- Postcode
- TS17 6DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Nearest railway station
- Thornaby — 0.3 km
- Opening
- 20 June 1887
Sources
- osm: w665390744 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Tees Victoria Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Victoria Bridge - lvm15.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Bridge?
- Victoria Bridge is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS17 6DP), in the parish of Thornaby.
- Who owns Victoria Bridge?
- Victoria Bridge is owned by | maint =.
- Is Victoria Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Victoria Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Victoria Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Thornaby, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS17 6DP.