Blaydon Bridge
Blaydon Bridge is one of the main bridges crossing the River Tyne in North East England linking Scotswood in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blaydon in Gateshead.
Blaydon Bridge | |
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 Blaydon Road Bridge with Scotswood road and rail bridges in the background | |
| Coordinates | 54.9704°N 1.6978°W |
| OS grid reference | NZ193640 |
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| Crosses | River Tyne |
| Locale | Tyneside |
| Owner | Department for Transport |
| Maintained by | Highways England |
| Preceded by | Newburn Bridge |
| Followed by | Scotswood Railway Bridge |
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| Material | Pre-stressed concrete |
| Total length | 332 m (363 yd) |
| Width | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Longest span | 108 m (118 yd) |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Designer | Bullen and Partners |
| Constructed by | Edmund Nuttall Ltd |
| Construction start | 16 November 1987 |
| Construction end | 30 November 1990 |
| Opened | 1 December 1990 |
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The bridge was designed by Bullen and Partners and built by Edmund Nuttall Ltd between 1987 and 1990. It is a concrete bridge with two concrete piers in the river. When completed, it formed the link between the existing Gateshead Western By-pass and the newly constructed Newcastle-upon-Tyne Western By-pass. From the opening, it was designated as the A1 road: before the Blaydon Bridge was built the A1 crossed the Tyne to the east of Newcastle and Gateshead via the Tyne Tunnel. It was officially opened by the Queen on 1 December 1990.[1]
References
- "The A1 Trunk Road" (PDF). The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transport. p. 5. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
| Next bridge upstream | River Tyne | Next bridge downstream |
| Newburn Bridge | Blaydon Bridge Grid reference NZ193640 |
Scotswood Railway Bridge Disused (now carries water and gas mains) |
| Next road bridge upstream | River Tyne | Next road bridge downstream |
| Newburn Bridge | Blaydon Bridge Grid reference NZ193640 |
Scotswood Bridge A695 |
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