Corbridge Bridge

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Corbridge Bridge
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Corbridge Bridge
Coordinates 54°58′20″N2°01′08″W / 54.9722°N 2.0188°W / 54.9722; -2.0188
OS grid reference NY988641
Carries B6321
Crosses River Tyne
Locale Northumberland
Heritage status Grade I listed [1]
Preceded by Hexham Bridge
Followed by Styford Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialStone
Total length480 ft (146 m) [2]
No. of spans7
Load limit7.5 t
No. of lanes Single-track road controlled by traffic lights
History
Construction end1674
Opened1674 (1674)
Location
Corbridge Bridge

Corbridge Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge across the River Tyne at Corbridge, Northumberland, England.

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The bridge used to carry the A68 road over the River Tyne, but since the opening of the Hexham bypass (A69) the A68 now crosses by the Styford Bridge, 3 miles (5 km) downstream of Corbridge. It is listed as a Grade I listed building by Historic England. [1]

History

The bridge at Corbridge was built in 1235. [3] In 1298 royal officers went to Corbridge to purchase horseshoes and nails, and the tariff imposed to raise money for upkeep of the medieval bridge included tolls on nails of different kinds, horseshoes, cartwheel-sheaths, griddles, iron cauldrons and vats. The bridge was the great asset of the town. Described in 1306 as the only bridge between Newcastle and Carlisle, it was maintained also as a link between England and Scotland. [4] In 1674 [Fraser [4] has 1690] it was replaced by the seven-arched bridge we see today. [3] So well did the builder of this bridge execute his contract that his was the only one on the Tyne to withstand the Great Flood of 1771. [4] [5] In 1881 it was widened by 3 ft (1 m) but its appearance was not spoilt. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Corbridge Bridge (Grade I) (1044808)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Corbridge Bridge". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 Frank Graham (1992). Hexham and Corbridge: A Short History and Guide. Thropton: Butler Publishing. ISBN   0-946928-19-3. OL   11572832M. Wikidata   Q105036820.
  4. 1 2 3 Fraser, Constance; Emsley, Kenneth (1989). Northumbria. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. pp. 78–79. ISBN   0-85033-723-2.
  5. Ridley, Nancy (1966). Portrait of Northumberland. London: Robert Hale. p. 183. ISBN   0709117191.
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Hexham Bridge
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Corbridge Bridge
Grid reference NY988641
Styford Bridge
A68