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| Carries | Motor vehicles Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Tyne |
| Locale | Newcastle/Gateshead, England |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 138. The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. NewcastleGateshead is a brand-name associated with the joint promotion of Culture, Business and Tourism within the Conurbation formed England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A box girder bridge is a Bridge where the main beams comprise Girders in the shape of a hollow box 9 m |
| Width | 20. 13 m |
| Beginning date of construction | 1964 |
| Completion date | 1967 |
| Opening date | 20 March 1967 |
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History
The first bridge across the River Tyne at this location was the Chain Bridge designed by John Green and built between 1829 and 1831. The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. John and Benjamin Green were a father and son who worked in partnership as Architects in North East England during the early nineteenth century For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a It was a suspension bridge with two stone towers from which the road deck was suspended by chains. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type
The current bridge
The new bridge was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson and built by Mitchell Construction between 1964 and 1967. Mott Hay and Anderson (MHA was a successful 20th century firm of consulting Civil engineers based in the United Kingdom. Mitchell Construction was once a leading British Civil engineering business based in Peterborough. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. It links Scotswood on the north bank with Blaydon on the south bank of the river. Blaydon (or Blaydon-on-Tyne) is a town in the North East of England in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Administration The It is a box girder bridge carrying a dual carriageway. A box girder bridge is a Bridge where the main beams comprise Girders in the shape of a hollow box A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a
References
- Scotswood Bridge in the Structurae database
- The Scotswood Bridge
| West: | Crossings of the River Tyne | East: |
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| Scotswood Railway Bridge | Scotswood Bridge | Redheugh Bridge |
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