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| name = Haydon Bridge Viaduct
| name = Haydon Bridge Viaduct
| image = A6 Bridge across the South Tyne River at Haydon Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1563205.jpg
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| carries = {{UK road|A69}}
| crosses = {{ubl|[[River Tyne|River South Tyne]]|[[Tyne Valley line]]}}
| crosses = {{ubl|[[River Tyne|River South Tyne]]|[[Tyne Valley line]]}}
| locale = [[Northumberland]]
| locale = [[Northumberland]]
| owner = [[Department for Transport]]
| owner = [[Department for Transport]]
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| maint = [[National Highways]]
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| lanes = 2
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| replaces = {{ubl|[[New Haydon Bridge]]|{{small|as route of [[A69 road|A69]]}}}}
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The '''Haydon Bridge Viaduct''' carries the [[A69 road]] across both the [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to [[Carlisle]] railway and the [[River Tyne|River South Tyne]] half a mile west of [[Haydon Bridge]].
'''Haydon Bridge Viaduct''' carries the [[A69 road|A69]] [[Haydon Bridge]] [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] across both the {{stnlnk|Newcastle||Newcastle upon Tyne}} to {{stnlnk|Carlisle}} railway and the [[River Tyne|River South Tyne]], about {{convert|1/2|mile|1}} west of Haydon Bridge.


==History==
==History==
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 16 May 2023

For other uses, see Haydon Bridge (disambiguation).

Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Coordinates54°58′16″N 2°15′47″W / 54.9710°N 2.2630°W / 54.9710; -2.2630
OS grid referenceNY830642
Carries A69 
Crosses
LocaleNorthumberland
OwnerDepartment for Transport
Maintained byNational Highways
Preceded byLipwood Railway Bridge
Followed byOld Haydon Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBeam bridge
MaterialConcrete
No. of spans4
Piers in water2
No. of lanes2
History
DesignerCapita Symonds
Constructed byCVC Highway Solutions
Construction startJanuary 2007
Opened25 March 2009 (2009-03-25)
Replaces
Location
Map

Haydon Bridge Viaduct carries the A69 Haydon Bridge bypass across both the Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle railway and the River South Tyne, about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) west of Haydon Bridge.

History

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Construction, which was undertaken by CVC Highway Solutions (a joint venture between Volker Stevin and Hanson Contracting and their design partner Capita Symonds),[1] started in January 2007 and the bridge opened on 25 March 2009.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Final Lift Completes 800 Tonne Viaduct". VolkerWessels. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ "South Tyne - Haydon Bridge - South Tyne Viaduct". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 15 December 2013.


Next bridge upstream River South Tyne Next bridge downstream
Lipwood Railway Bridge
Tyne Valley line		 Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Grid reference NY830642		 Old Haydon Bridge
Footbridge
Next road bridge upstream River South Tyne Next road bridge downstream
Ridley Bridge Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Grid reference NY830642		 New Haydon Bridge
 A686 
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