List of crossings of the River Wear

This is a list of crossings of the River Wear, heading upstream from Sunderland, including road and rail bridges and fords.

North Sea to Sunderland

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates	Photograph
Wearmouth Bridge	A1018 road, A183 road, National Cycle Route 1	Wearside	1929	54°54′36″N 1°22′58″W
Monkwearmouth Bridge	Durham Coast Line, Green line	Monkwearmouth	1879	54°54′36″N 1°23′1″W[1]
Queen Alexandra Bridge	Road, A1231 road (until Aug 2018), Queen Alexandra Bridge Branch (until 1921)	Wearside	10 Jun 1909	54°54′50″N 1°24′21″W[2]
Northern Spire Bridge	A1231 road, bike path, sidewalk	Wearside	28 Aug 2018	54°55′0″N 1°25′28″W
Hylton Viaduct	A19 road, sidewalk	Wearside	1974	54°54′16″N 1°27′30″W

Sunderland to Chester-le-Street

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates	Photograph
Cox Green Footbridge	Footpath	Cox Green	1958	54°53′27″N 1°29′39″W
Victoria Viaduct	Leamside line	Wearside	Aug 1838	54°53′5″N 1°30′9″W[3]
Penshaw Bridge	Station Road	Sunderland	1889	54°52′48″N 1°30′54″W
Chartershaugh Bridge	A182 road	Sunderland	1975	54°52′34″N 1°31′10″W
New Bridge		Lambton Castle		54°52′7″N 1°31′51″W
Lamb Bridge		Lambton Castle	1819	54°51′57″N 1°32′34″W[4]
Chester New Bridge		Bournmoor		54°51′52″N 1°33′30″W[5][6]
Lambton Bridge	A183 road	Chester-le-Street	1926	54°51′51″N 1°33′28″W
A1(M) bridge over the Wear	A1(M) motorway	County Durham	1968	54°51′42″N 1°33′35″W
New Lumley Bridge	B1284 road	County Durham	1997	54°51′6″N 1°33′33″W

Chester-le-Street to Durham

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates	Photograph
Cocken Bridge	Cocken Road	Plawsworth	1886	54°49′9″N 1°33′54″W
Finchale Bridge	Sidewalk	Finchale Priory	1937	54°49′8″N 1°32′25″W
Brasside Bridge		County Durham	1850s[7]	54°48′40″N 1°32′5″W
Belmont Viaduct	Leamside line	Framwellgate Moor[8]	1856[9]	54°47′55″N 1°32′19″W[8]
Penny Ferry Bridge	Footbridge	Durham	2002	54°46′48″N 1°34′36″W
Milburngate Bridge	A690 road	County Durham	1967[10]	54°46′41″N 1°34′38″W
Framwellgate Bridge	Silver Street	City of Durham	15th century	54°46′34″N 1°34′41″W[11][12]
Prebends Bridge	South Bailey	County Durham	1772	54°46′15″N 1°34′46″W[13][14]
Kingsgate Bridge	Footpath	County Durham	1967	54°46′23″N 1°34′21″W
Elvet Bridge	Elvet Bridge	Durham	1160	54°46′33″N 1°34′24″W[15][16]
New Elvet Bridge	New Elvet	Durham	1975[17]	54°46′36″N 1°34′20″W
Baths Bridge	Footpath	County Durham	1960s	54°46′36″N 1°34′9″W
Maiden Castle bridge	Path	County Durham	1974	54°46′9″N 1°33′32″W
Shincliffe Bridge	A177 road	Shincliffe	1826	54°45′49″N 1°33′17″W[18][19]

Durham to Bishop Auckland

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates	Photograph
Croxdale Road Bridge	A167 road	Croxdale	1924	54°44′5″N 1°35′17″W
Sunderland Bridge	Weardale Way	Sunderland Bridge	14th century	54°44′3″N 1°35′23″W[20][21]
Croxdale Viaduct	East Coast Main Line	Croxdale	1872[22]	54°43′58″N 1°35′34″W
Page Bank Bridge	Whitworth Lane	Page Bank	1995[23]	54°42′48″N 1°38′17″W
Jubilee Bridge	Cobey's Carr Lane	Willington	1990[24]	54°42′14″N 1°40′40″W
Pay Bridge	Footpath	County Durham		54°41′59″N 1°41′31″W
Newton Cap Railway Viaduct	A689 road (from 1995)	Bishop Auckland[25]		54°40′3″N 1°40′55″W[25]
Newton Cap Bridge		Bishop Auckland		54°40′2″N 1°41′1″W[26][27]

Bishop Auckland to Stanhope

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates	Photograph
Witton Park Ford		Witton Park		54°40′20″N 1°44′11″W
Witton Park Bridge		Witton Park	23 Aug 1904	54°40′20″N 1°44′19″W
Witton Park Viaduct	Weardale Railway	Witton Park	1854	54°40′20″N 1°44′19″W
Witton Bridge		Witton-le-Wear, Hamsterley, Evenwood and Barony		54°40′17″N 1°46′20″W[28]
A68 Wear bridge	A68 road	County Durham		54°40′15″N 1°46′34″W
Harperley Footbridge	Weardale Way			54°42′21″N 1°49′12″W
Wolsingham Rail Bridge	Weardale Railway	Wolsingham	1847	54°43′33″N 1°52′25″W
Wolsingham Bridge		Wolsingham	1894[29]	54°43′36″N 1°53′9″W
Holebeck Mill Bridge		Wear Valley	1990s	54°43′36″N 1°54′57″W
Broadwood Bridge		Frosterley	1970s[30]	54°43′37″N 1°56′46″W
Frosterley Ford		Frosterley		54°43′37″N 1°56′48″W
Broadwood Rail Bridge	Weardale Railway	Frosterley	1847[31]	54°43′36″N 1°56′49″W
Kenneth Bridge	Footpath	Frosterley		54°43′32″N 1°57′15″W
Frosterley Bridge		Frosterley	1813[32]	54°43′36″N 1°57′57″W[33]
Rogerley railway bridge	Weardale Railway	Shittlehope	1862[34]	54°43′46″N 1°58′57″W
Gas Works Bridge		Shittlehope	1958[35]	54°44′23″N 1°59′56″W
Stanhope East Railway Bridge	Weardale Railway	Stanhope		54°44′29″N 2°0′7″W
Stanhope Central Railway Bridge	Weardale Railway	Stanhope	1895[36]	54°44′42″N 2°0′28″W
Stanhope Footbridge	Footpath	Stanhope		54°44′52″N 2°0′56″W
Stanhope Ford		Stanhope		54°44′52″N 2°0′56″W
Stanhope Bridge	B6278 road	Stanhope	14th century	54°44′48″N 2°1′28″W[37][38]
Stanhope West Railway Bridge	Weardale Railway	Stanhope	1895	54°44′46″N 2°1′42″W

Stanhope to Wearhead

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates	Photograph
Hag Bridge		Eastgate	1996[39]	54°44′27″N 2°4′5″W
Eastgate Railway Bridge	Weardale Railway	Eastgate	1895[40]	54°44′26″N 2°4′45″W
Eastgate Conveyor Bridge	Belt conveyor	Eastgate	1964	54°44′24″N 2°5′10″W
Brotherlee Footbridge	Footpath	Brotherlee	1990s	54°44′9″N 2°7′1″W
Haswick's Bridge		Westgate		54°44′14″N 2°8′34″W[41]
Britton Bridge and ford		Westgate		54°44′11″N 2°9′2″W
Waterside House Footbridge	Footpath	Stanhope		54°44′13″N 2°9′16″W
Daddry Shield Bridge	A689 road	Daddry Shield		54°44′15″N 2°9′48″W
Huntshield Ford		St John's Chapel		54°44′17″N 2°10′29″W
Ponderlane Bridge	Footpath	Stanhope		54°44′20″N 2°10′48″W
Broken Way Footbridge	Footpath	Stanhope		54°44′22″N 2°11′16″W
Bridge End Footbridge	Footpath	Stanhope		54°44′31″N 2°11′32″W
Bridge End Ford		Stanhope		54°44′32″N 2°11′35″W
Coronation Bridge		Stanhope[42]	1838[43]	54°44′32″N 2°11′59″W[42]
Blackdene Mine Bridge		Ireshopeburn		54°44′38″N 2°12′18″W
West Blackdene Bridge		West Blackdene	18th century[44]	54°44′49″N 2°12′33″W[44]
Sparks Farm Bridge		Stanhope	1986[45]	54°44′59″N 2°13′5″W
Wearhead Bridge	A689 road	Wearhead	1989[46]	54°45′0″N 2°13′18″W

References

External links

• Bridges on the Wear

This page was last edited on 29 February 2024, at 21:59