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Haydon Bridge Viaduct

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Carries
  
Road

Design
  
beam

Location
  
Northumberland

Body of water
  
River Tyne

Carry
  
Road

Crosses
  
River South Tyne

No. of spans
  
four

Material
  
Concrete

Inaugurated
  
2009

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Locale
  
Northumberland, England

Similar
  
Old Haydon Bridge, Ridley Bridge, Ovingham Bridge, Union Bridge, Constantius Bridge

The Haydon Bridge Viaduct carries the A69 road across both the Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle railway and the River South Tyne half a mile West of Haydon Bridge.

History

Construction, which was undertaken by CVC Highway Solutions (a joint venture between Volker Stevin and Hanson Contracting (formerly Cumbrian Industrials) and their design partner Capita Symonds), started in January 2007 and the bridge opened on 25 March 2009.

References

Haydon Bridge Viaduct Wikipedia