Scotswood Bridge

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Scotswood Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles Pedestrians
Crosses	River Tyne
Locale	Newcastle/Gateshead, England
Design	Box girder bridge
Total length	138.9 m
Width	20.13 m
Beginning date of construction	1964
Completion date	1967
Opening date	20 March 1967

The Scotswood Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood and Blaydon.

[edit] History

The first bridge across the River Tyne at this location was the Chain Bridge designed by John Green and built between 1829 and 1831. It was a suspension bridge with two stone towers from which the road deck was suspended by chains.

[edit] The current bridge

The new bridge was designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson and built by Mitchell Construction between 1964 and 1967. It links Scotswood on the north bank with Blaydon on the south bank of the river. It is a box girder bridge carrying a dual carriageway.

[edit] References

• Scotswood Bridge in the Structurae database
• The Scotswood Bridge

West:	Crossings of the River Tyne	East:
Scotswood Railway Bridge	Scotswood Bridge	Redheugh Bridge