Bridges in Tyne and Wear

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Chapters: Bridges across the River Wear, Crossings of the River Tyne, Tyne Tunnel, High Level Bridge, New Wear Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Shields Ferry, Chesters Bridge, Wearmouth Bridge, Redheugh Bridge, Queen Alexandra Bridge, Hexham Old Bridge, Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge, Scotswood Bridge, Bambuco Bridge, List of crossings of the River Wear, Styford Bridge, Hexham Bridge, Elvet Bridge, Wylam Bridge, Wylam Railway Bridge, Corbridge Bridge, Border Counties Bridge, Kingsgate Bridge, Constantius Bridge, Ovingham Bridge, Scotswood Railway Bridge, Prebends Bridge, Swing Bridge, River Tyne, Sunderland Bridge, County Durham, Newburn Bridge, Victoria Viaduct, King Edward VII Bridge, Bywell Bridge, Blaydon Bridge, Framwellgate Bridge, Wearmouth Rail Bridge, Hylton Viaduct, Chartershaugh Bridge, Chollerford Bridge, Cox Green Footbridge. Excerpt: The Tyne Tunnel is a the name given to two two-lane toll vehicular tunnels under the River Tyne in North East England. Completed in 1967 and 2011 respectively, they connect the town of Jarrow on the south bank of the river with North Shields and Howdon on the north. The original tunnel was one of three forming the original Tyne Tunnel Project; the others are the pedestrian and cyclist tunnels opened in 1951. The tunnels are 11 km (7 mi) downstream and to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne and form part of the A19 road. Former Tyne Tunnels logoA scheme for the construction of a set of three tunnels under the Tyne was put forward by the Durham and Northumberland County Councils in 1937 . After prolonged negotiations with the Ministry of Transport the scheme was approved in 1943. The Tyne Tunnel Act - the legislative instrument necessary to enable the construction of the tunnels - received Royal Assent in 1946. Post war restrictions on capital expenditure delayed the construction of the vehicular tunnel, but work started on the smaller tunnels for pedestrians and cyclists in 1947. Interior of Pedestrian and Cycle Tunnel showing the two tubes in parallelTyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnel was Britain's first purpose-built cycling tunnel. It runs under the River Tyne between Howdon and Jarrow, and was opened in 1951, heralded as a contribution to the Festival of Britain. The original cost was £833,000 And was used by 20,000 people a day. It actually consists of two tunnels running in parallel, one for pedestrian use with a 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) diameter, and a larger 12 ft (3.7 m) diameter tunnel for pedal cyclists. Both tunnels are 900 ft (270 m) in length, and lie 40 ft (12.2 m) below the river bed. The tunnels are nearly 60 years old and are Grade II listed buildings. At each end, the tunnels are connected to surface buildings by two escalators and a lift. The Waygood-Otis escalators have 306 wooden steps each, and are the original models from 1951. At the time of constructi