Hylton Viaduct

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Hylton Viaduct
Hylton Viaduct
Hylton Viaduct viewed from North Hylton, 2007.
Carries Motor vehicles
(A19 road)
Pedestrians
Crosses River Wear
Locale Sunderland, England
Design Box girder bridge
Clearance below 50ft
Opening date 1974

The Hylton Viaduct is a road traffic and pedestrian bridge spanning the River Wear in North East England, linking the North Hylton and South Hylton in Sunderland as the A19 road. The concrete box girder bridge was opened in 1974 and is above a former chain ferry route which ceased in 1915.