Tyne and Wear HER(1033): Newburn, Wylam Waggonway Bridge - Details
1033
Newcastle
Newburn, Wylam Waggonway Bridge
Newburn
NZ16NE
Transport
Railway Transport Site
Railway Bridge
Post Medieval
C18
Structure
A surviving masonry skew bridge formerly carrying the Wylam Waggonway over the New Burn. Probably mid to late 18th century in origin. The later Scotswood Newburn and Wylam Railway bridge stands immediately adjacent to the structure which, after the closure of the waggonway, took a branch line from the above railway to Spencer’s Newburn Steel Works. LOCAL LIST
1670
6517
NZ16706517
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