Tyne Bridge

Tyne Bridge
Tyne Bridge
	Tyne Bridge looking towards the modern Sage Gateshead with the since-scrapped Tuxedo Princess moored below. The banner is advertising the 2006 Great North Run
Coordinates	54°58′05″N 1°36′22″W / 54.9680°N 1.6060°W
OS grid reference	NZ253637
Carries	A167 ; 725 ;
Crosses	River Tyne
Locale	Tyneside
Other name(s)	New Tyne Bridge
Owner	Newcastle City Council; Gateshead Council;
Maintained by	Newcastle–Gateshead Bridges Joint Committee
Preceded by	Swing Bridge
Followed by	Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Through arch bridge
Material	Steel
Pier construction	Cornish granite
Total length	389 m (1,276 ft)
Width	17 m (56 ft)
Longest span	161.8 m (531 ft)
Clearance below	26 m (85 ft)
No. of lanes	4
History
Designer	Mott, Hay and Anderson
Constructed by	Dorman Long and Co.
Construction start	August 1925
Construction end	25 February 1928
Opened	10 October 1928
Inaugurated	10 October 1928 by King George V
Statistics
Daily traffic	approx. 70,000 vehicles
National Heritage List for England
Type	Grade II* listed building
Designated	13 January 1983
Reference no.	1248569
Location

The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson,^[2] who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough.^[3] The bridge was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King George V and has since become a defining symbol of Tyneside. It is ranked as the tenth tallest structure in Newcastle.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference nhle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Elwall, Robert. "Tyne Bridge". British Architectural Library. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Dorman Long Historical Information". dormanlongtechnology.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.