Blue Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 54°58′04″N 2°27′42″W / 54.9677°N 2.4617°W |
OS grid reference | NY705638 |
Carries |
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Crosses | River South Tyne |
Locale | Northumberland |
Official name | Haltwhistle Tyne Bridge [1] |
Preceded by | Bellister Bridge |
Followed by | Alston Arches Viaduct |
Characteristics | |
Material |
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Pier construction | Brick [1] |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | George Gordon Page [1] |
Constructed by | Stansfield and Son [1] |
Construction end | 1875 |
Construction cost | £700 |
Opened | 1875 |
Closed | 1972to motor vehicles |
Type | Grade II listed building |
Designated | 27 July 1987 [1] |
Reference no. | 1370314 |
Location | |
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The Blue Bridge is an iron bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.
The Grade II listed [1] bridge was designed by George Gordon Page: it has three arches and wooden decking and was completed in 1875. [2] The bridge was closed to road traffic in 1972 and, having been refurbished in 2003, remains in use for pedestrians. [3] It forms part of National Cycle Route 68, the Pennine Cycleway. [4]
Blue Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 54°58′04″N 2°27′42″W / 54.9677°N 2.4617°W |
OS grid reference | NY705638 |
Carries |
|
Crosses | River South Tyne |
Locale | Northumberland |
Official name | Haltwhistle Tyne Bridge [1] |
Preceded by | Bellister Bridge |
Followed by | Alston Arches Viaduct |
Characteristics | |
Material |
|
Pier construction | Brick [1] |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | George Gordon Page [1] |
Constructed by | Stansfield and Son [1] |
Construction end | 1875 |
Construction cost | £700 |
Opened | 1875 |
Closed | 1972to motor vehicles |
Type | Grade II listed building |
Designated | 27 July 1987 [1] |
Reference no. | 1370314 |
Location | |
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The Blue Bridge is an iron bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.
The Grade II listed [1] bridge was designed by George Gordon Page: it has three arches and wooden decking and was completed in 1875. [2] The bridge was closed to road traffic in 1972 and, having been refurbished in 2003, remains in use for pedestrians. [3] It forms part of National Cycle Route 68, the Pennine Cycleway. [4]