Carries Railway Design girder Location Northumberland Inaugurated 1907 | Crosses River South Tyne Material cast-iron Body of water River Tyne Carry Rail transport | |
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Locale Northumberland, England Similar Ridley Bridge, Warden Railway Bridge, Old Haydon Bridge, Border Counties Bridge, Bywell Bridge | ||
Ridley Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle across the River South Tyne near Ridley Hall in Northumberland.
History
The first bridge near Ridley Hall for the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle was designed by John Blackmore and originally built of timber; it was completed in 1838 but as the condition of the wood deteriorated it was replaced by the current iron-girder structure constructed by Sir William Arrol & Co. in 1907.
References
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