Diamond Oak Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 54°55′52″N2°30′27″W / 54.9311°N 2.5076°W |
| OS grid reference | NY675598 |
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| Crosses | River South Tyne |
| Locale | Northumberland |
| Preceded by | Lambley Footbridge |
| Followed by | Featherstone Castle Footbridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1975 |
| Opened | 1975 |
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Diamond Oak Bridge is a concrete bridge across the River South Tyne near Coanwood in Northumberland.
The bridge links Coanwood on the east of the River Tyne and Lambley on the west [1] and was completed in 1975. [2] Although designed to remain open in all weathers, it is often impassible under snow conditions. [2]
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The Maiden Way or Maidenway was a roughly 20-mile (32 km) Roman road in northern Britain connecting the Roman fort of Bravoniacum near Penrith with that of Magnae (Carvoran) on Hadrian's Wall, via the intermediate fort of Epiacum roughly half-way between the two. The Maiden Way was sometimes considered also to have run east along the Stanegate to Banna (Birdoswald), then 7 miles (11 km) north to the Shrine of Cocidius (Bewcastle), and thence to Liddesdale, but the zig-zag identity of this course as a single road is problematic.
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