Haydon Bridge Viaduct

Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Coordinates	54°58′N 2°16′W / 54.97°N 2.26°W
Carries	Road
Crosses	River South Tyne
Locale	Northumberland, England
Characteristics
Design	beam
Material	Concrete
No. of spans	four
History
Inaugurated	2009
	class=notpageimage\| Haydon Bridge Viaduct shown within Northumberland; grid reference NY830642
Location

The Haydon Bridge Viaduct carries the A69 road across both the Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle railway and the River South Tyne half a mile West of Haydon Bridge.

History

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

References

^ "Final Lift Completes 800 Tonne Viaduct". 12 October 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ "South Tyne - Haydon Bridge - South Tyne Viaduct". Retrieved 15 December 2013.

Next bridge upstream	River South Tyne	Next bridge downstream
Lipwood Railway Bridge	Haydon Bridge Viaduct Grid reference NY830642	Old Haydon Bridge
Next road crossing upstream	River South Tyne	Next road crossing downstream
Ridley Bridge	Haydon Bridge Viaduct Grid reference NY830642	New Haydon Bridge

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[1] "Final Lift Completes 800 Tonne Viaduct". 12 October 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

[2] "South Tyne - Haydon Bridge - South Tyne Viaduct". Retrieved 15 December 2013.

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