Tyne Bridge
Tyne Bridge looking towards the modern Sage Gateshead. The Sage Gateshead is a centre for musical education performance and conferences located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the north-east The banner is advertising the 2006 Great North Run. The BUPA Great North Run is the world's most popular Half marathon Road running event
Carries	A167 road Motor vehicles Cyclists Pedestrians
Crosses	River Tyne
Locale	Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, England
Design	compression arch suspended-deck bridge
Longest span	161. The A167 is a Road in North East England. Most of its route was formerly the A1 as most of it is the original route of the Great North Road until The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 compression arch suspended-deck bridge, or through arch bridge, is a Bridge made from modern materials such as steel or reinforced concrete in which a 8m
Total length	389m
Width	17m
Clearance below	26m
Beginning date of construction	August 1925
Completion date	25 February 1928
Opening date	10 October 1928

For the Parliamentary Constituency see Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)

The Tyne Bridge is a bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tyne Bridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. It was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. Mott Hay and Anderson (MHA was a successful 20th century firm of consulting Civil engineers based in the United Kingdom. The Forth Road Bridge is a Suspension bridge in east central Scotland Dorman Long, based in Middlesbrough, North East England, was a major Steel producer which diversified into Bridge building and is now a manufacturer Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England It was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King George V. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is a fine example of a Compression arch suspended-deck bridge. A compression arch suspended-deck bridge, or through arch bridge, is a Bridge made from modern materials such as steel or reinforced concrete in which a

History of construction

The 1781 stone bridge, with the High Level Bridge in the background, from an 1861 illustration

The earliest bridge across the Tyne, Pons Aelius, was built by the Romans near the location of the present Tyne Bridge. The High Level Bridge is a road and railway Bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in North East Pons Aelius (or Newcastle Roman Fort) was an auxiliary Castra and small Roman settlement on Hadrian's Wall in the Roman province Built around 122, it fell into disrepair, and a stone bridge was built in 1270 . This was in turn destroyed by the great flood of 1771. In 1781, a new stone bridge across the Tyne was completed. Increased shipping activity led to the stone bridge being removed in 1866 to make way for construction of the present Swing Bridge, which opened in 1876. The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne connects Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

The idea for a bridge at the location of the present Tyne Bridge dates back to 1864, due to concern about the cost of tolls on the High Level Bridge - although the first serious discussions took place in 1883. The High Level Bridge is a road and railway Bridge spanning the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in North East Committees met over the next three decades, but it wasn't until the early 1920s that proposals were commenced in earnest, boosted by the chance to secure central government funding. On 29 April 1924, Newcastle and Gateshead approved the plans, and the Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead (Corporations) Bridge Act was passed on 7 August that year, with an estimated cost of £1m including land acquisitions. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The final cost on completion was £1. 2m.

Work started in August 1925 with Dorman Long acting as the building contractors. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorman Long, based in Middlesbrough, North East England, was a major Steel producer which diversified into Bridge building and is now a manufacturer Despite the dangers of the building work, only one worker (Charles Tosh) died in the building of this structure.

The Tyne Bridge was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson who based their design on the Hell Gate Bridge in New York (which was completed in 1916) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was designed in 1916 and constructed commencing in 1923. Mott Hay and Anderson (MHA was a successful 20th century firm of consulting Civil engineers based in the United Kingdom. The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge or The East River Arch Bridge) is a 1017-foot (310 m steel arch railroad New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous } The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a Steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business During construction, before the road deck had been installed, the costermongers of Newcastle wrote to the Lord Mayor to express their concern that their horses would not be able to cross as the arch was too steep. A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables The term which derived from the words costard (a type of large ribbed apple and Monger The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition

The bridge was completed on 25 February 1928 and opened on 10 October by King George V and Queen Mary, who were the first to use the roadway travelling in their Ascot landau. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The Ascot was an English Automobile, the brainchild of Cyril Pullin (who also produced Ascot-Pullin Motorcycles at the same time The Tyne Bridge's towers were built of Cornish granite and were designed as warehouses with five storeys. Granite (ˈɡrænɪt is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, Felsic, igneous rock. However, the inner floors of the warehouses in the bridge's towers were not completed and, as a result, the storage areas were never used. Lifts for passengers and goods were built in the towers to provide access to the Quayside, but these are no longer in use. The Quayside is the area along the banks of the River Tyne between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead in North East England.

The bridge was originally painted green with special paint made by J. Dampney Co. of Gateshead. The same colours were used to paint the bridge for 2000. The bridge spans 531 feet (161. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 8 m) feet and the road deck is 84 feet (25. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 6 m) above the river level.

The Tyne Bridge under construction in 1928. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

History of operations

The Tyne Bridge, in green, seen from the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist Tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south

Tram lines were built into the Tyne Bridge structure and ready for immediate use after the opening ceremony in October 1928. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Tram car No. 289 was the last Newcastle tram to run into Gateshead over the Tyne Bridge on Sunday 5 March 1950 at approximately 10. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 55pm. The tram lines were subsequently removed, although some vestiges of these remain such as redundant fixings for overhead power lines.

Golden jubilee celebrations were held on 10 October 1978, when one thousand balloons were released into the sky above the Tyne to celebrate the anniversary of the Tyne Bridge. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) To mark the occasion a cavalcade of vintage vehicles and a procession of people in period dress stopped traffic, re-creating the opening ceremony when King George V declared the bridge opening 1928.

Upon opening the bridge carried the A1 road however following the opening of the Tyne Tunnel in 1967, the A1 was diverted to the East and the road became the A6127. The Tyne Tunnel is a two-lane toll vehicular Tunnel under the River Tyne England, completed in 1967 and connecting Following the construction of the Newcastle Western Bypass, the A1 moved again and the bridge was redesignated as A167 which it remains today. The A167 is a Road in North East England. Most of its route was formerly the A1 as most of it is the original route of the Great North Road until

Photo gallery

The Tyne Bridge, in green, seen from the north of the River Tyne. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is in the foreground. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist Tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south

Tyne Bridge seen from the east, on the north bank.

2006 The Tyne Bridge at night. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Tyne Bridge looking towards the modern Sage Gateshead and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, with the earlier Swing Bridge in the foreground. The Sage Gateshead is a centre for musical education performance and conferences located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the north-east The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist Tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead on the south The Swing Bridge over the River Tyne connects Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge

External links

• Tyne Bridge in the Structurae database
• Map sources for Tyne Bridge

• Bridges On The Tyne

Webcams

• Tyne - In Pictures. Structurae is an online Database containing works of structural and Civil engineering of all kinds such as Bridges High-rise buildings Webcam from the BBC. Webcams ( web cameras) are small cameras (usually though not always Video cameras, whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant
• Tyne Bridge Webcam. Webcam from Telewest. Webcams ( web cameras) are small cameras (usually though not always Video cameras, whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc

Pictures

• BBC Nation on Film. From the BBCi homepage. Includes footage of the construction of the Tyne Bridge. Retrieved April 23, 2005.
• BBC Tyne In PIctures - Panorama. Panoramic view of Tyne Bridge. In its most general sense a panorama is any wide view of a physical space Retrieved April 23, 2005.
• Photographs from the Dorman Long collection of the building of Newcastle upon Tyne's George V or Tyne Bridge in the 1920. Retrieved April 23, 2005.

References

Books

• Addyman, J. and Fawcett, B. The High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station: 150 Years Across the Tyne. By the North Eastern Railway Association for the High Level Bridge. 1999. ISBN 1-873513-28-3.
• Linsley, S. Spanning the Tyne: Building of the Tyne Bridge, 1925-28. Newcastle Libraries and Information Service, Newcastle City Council. 1998. ISBN 1-85795-009-7.
• Manders, F. & Potts, R. Crossing the Tyne. Tyne Bridge Publishing. 2001. ISBN 1-85795-121-2.

Websites

• BBC Inside Out - Tyne Bridge. From the BBCi homepage. Retrieved 23 April 2005. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.