List of crossings of the River Tyne

This article lists the crossings of the River Tyne, heading upstream from the North Sea.

Tyne

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Image
Shields Ferry North Tyneside, South Tyneside1377[1]🌍
Second Tyne vehicle tunnel A19 roadTyne and Wear25 Feb 2011🌍
First Tyne vehicle tunnel A19 roadTyne and Wear19 Oct 1967🌍
Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel Walkway, bike laneSouth Tyneside[2], North Tyneside[2]24 Jul 1951🌍[2]
Gateshead Millennium Bridge WalkwayTyneside2000🌍
Tyne Bridge A167 road (from 1990)Tyneside10 Oct 1928🌍[3]
Swing Bridge Unclassified roadTyneside15 Jun 1876🌍[4][5]
High Level Bridge Durham Coast Line, East Coast Main Line, B1307 roadTyneside27 Sep 1849🌍[6]
Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge Tyne and Wear MetroNewcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead1981🌍
King Edward VII Bridge East Coast Main LineNewcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead10 Jul 1906🌍
Redheugh Bridge A189 roadNewcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead18 May 1983🌍
Scotswood Bridge A695 roadScotswood1964🌍
Scotswood Railway Bridge Tyne Valley line (from 1871, until Oct 1982), pipingScotswood1871🌍
Blaydon Bridge A1 roadTyneside3 Dec 1990🌍
Newburn Bridge Unclassified roadTyneside1893🌍
Wylam Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1836🌍
Wylam Railway Bridge Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway, National Cycle Route 72Northumberland6 Oct 1876🌍[7]
Ovingham footbridge Walkway, National Cycle Route 72Ovingham, Prudhoe1974[8]🌍
Ovingham road bridge Unclassified roadOvingham20 Dec 1883[8]🌍
Bywell Bridge B6309 roadStocksfield[9][10], Bywell[9][10]1838🌍[9][10]
Styford Bridge A68 road[11]Northumberland1979🌍[11]
Corbridge Bridge B6321 road (from 1979)Corbridge1674[12]🌍[13][14]
Hexham Bridge A6079 road, National Cycle Route 72Northumberland1793[12]🌍[15][16]
Hexham Old Bridge Road1770[12]🌍
Border Counties Bridge Border Counties RailwayNorthumberland1856🌍
Constantius Bridge A69 roadNorthumberland1976🌍

North Tyne

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Image
Chesters Bridge Military WayHumshaugh, Wall122🌍
Chollerford Bridge Military RoadNorthumberland1785🌍[17][18]
Wark Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1878🌍
Bellingham Bridge B6320 roadNorthumberland1834🌍[19]
Tarset Bridge Unclassified roadTarset1974🌍
Greystead Bridge FootpathGreystead1862🌍
Falstone Bridge Unclassified roadFalstone1843🌍[20]
Kielder Viaduct Border Counties Railway (until Sep 1958), Lakeside WayNorthumberland1862🌍
Butteryhaugh Bridge Unclassified road1962🌍
Kerseycleugh Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1853🌍

South Tyne

Crossing Carries Location Built Coordinates Image
Warden Railway Bridge Tyne Valley lineNorthumberland1904🌍
Warden Bridge Unclassified roadWardenNov 1903🌍
New Haydon Bridge A686 roadNorthumberland1970🌍
Old Haydon Bridge FootpathNorthumberland1776🌍[21][22]
Haydon Bridge Viaduct A69 roadNorthumberland25 Mar 2009🌍
Lipwood Railway Bridge Tyne Valley lineNorthumberland1866🌍
Ridley Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1792🌍[23]
Ridley Railway Bridge Tyne Valley lineNorthumberland1907🌍
Millhouse Bridge FootpathNorthumberland1883🌍
Haltwhistle A69 Bridge (East) A69 roadNorthumberland1994🌍
Alston Arches Viaduct Alston line (until May 1976), footpath (from Jul 2006)Northumberland17 Nov 1852🌍[24]
Blue Bridge Pennine Cycleway, footpathNorthumberland1875🌍[25]
Bellister Bridge FootpathNorthumberland1967🌍
Haltwhistle A69 Bridge (West) A69 roadNorthumberland1997🌍
Featherstone Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1775🌍[26]
Featherstone Castle Footbridge FootpathNorthumberland1990🌍
Diamond Oak Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1975🌍
Lambley Footbridge FootpathNorthumberland1992🌍
Lambley Viaduct Alston line (until May 1976), footpathNorthumberland1852🌍[27]
Eals footbridge FootpathNorthumberland1961[8]🌍
Eals Bridge Unclassified roadNorthumberland1733🌍[28]
Parson Shields bridge Farm road1972[8]🌍
Williamston Bridge Unclassified roadSlaggyford🌍
Kirkhaugh footbridge FootpathKirkhaugh🌍
Alston railway bridge Alston line (until May 1976), South Tyne Trail, South Tynedale Railway[29] (from Jul 1983)Alston Moor1852🌍
Alston bridge A686 roadAlston1836🌍
Garrigill Bridge Unclassified roadGarrigill🌍

References

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  29. ^ https://www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk/preservation-2/