Warden Railway Bridge

Warden Railway Bridge
Warden Railway Bridge
Coordinates	54°59′17″N 2°08′16″W / 54.988154°N 2.137805°W / 54.988154; -2.137805Coordinates: 54°59′17″N 2°08′16″W / 54.988154°N 2.137805°W / 54.988154; -2.137805
Carries	Railway
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland, England
Characteristics
Design	beam
Material	cast-iron
No. of spans	four
Piers in water	three
History
Inaugurated	1904
Warden Railway Bridge Warden Railway Bridge shown within Northumberland grid reference NY913659

Warden Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle across the River South Tyne near Warden, Northumberland.

The old Warden Railway Bridge

History

The first bridge at Warden for the railway between Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle was designed by John Blackmore and originally built of timber; it burnt down in 1848 and cast-iron arches were placed on the original piers.^[1] A second bridge on a different alignment was completed in 1904 and remains in use as part of the Tyne Valley line.^[1]

References

1 2 "South Tyne - Warden Railway Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

Next crossing upstream	River South Tyne	Next crossing downstream
Warden Bridge (River South Tyne)	Warden Railway Bridge Grid reference: NY921654	Constantius Bridge (River Tyne)
Next road crossing upstream	River South Tyne	Next road crossing downstream
Warden Bridge (River South Tyne)	Warden Railway Bridge Grid reference: NY921654	Constantius Bridge (River Tyne)

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