Tyne Roman bridge

HER Number:
450

District:
Gateshead and Newcastle

Site Name:
Tyne Roman bridge

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road Bridge

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:
C2

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
It is generally agreed that the name Pons Aelius applies to the fort of Newcastle, and indicates the existence of a bridge across the Tyne. The location of the Roman bridge remains uncertain, although it is widely believed to be on or in the vicinity of the site of the modern Swing Bridge.

Easting:
252

Northing:
638

Grid Reference:
NZ252638

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 450 >> J. Horsley, 1732, Britannia Romana, p. 133 H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle, p. 127 J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, Vol. I, pp. 35-38 J.C.Bruce, 1851, The Roman Wall, pp. 130-135 J.C. Bruce, 1885, The Three Bridges over the Tyne at Newcastle, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, X, pp. 1-11 M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, The Roman Bridge, Northumberland County History, Vol. XIII, pp. 507-514 C.M. Daniels, 1978, Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius), Handbook to the Roman Wall, 13th edition, pp. 62-3 D.J. Breeze & B. Dobson, 1987, Hadrian's Wall, p. 73 P.T.Bidwell & N. Holbrook, 1989, Hadrian's Wall Bridges, English Heritage pp. 47, 99-101, 103