Haydon Bridge Viaduct

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Haydon Bridge Viaduct
Coordinates 54°58′16″N2°15′47″W / 54.9710°N 2.2630°W / 54.9710; -2.2630
OS grid reference NY830642
Carries A69
Crosses
Locale Northumberland
Owner Department for Transport
Maintained by National Highways
Preceded by Lipwood Railway Bridge
Followed by Old Haydon Bridge
Characteristics
Design Beam bridge
Material Concrete
No. of spans4
Piers in water2
No. of lanes 2
History
Designer Capita Symonds
Constructed byCVC Highway Solutions
Fabrication by Watson Steel [1]
Construction startJanuary 2007
Opened25 March 2009 (2009-03-25)
Replaces
Location
Haydon Bridge Viaduct

Haydon Bridge Viaduct carries the A69 Haydon Bridge bypass across both the Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle railway and the River South Tyne, about 12 mile (0.8 km) west of Haydon Bridge.

History

Construction, which was undertaken by CVC Highway Solutions (a joint venture between Volker Stevin and Hanson Contracting and their design partner Capita Symonds), [2] started in January 2007 and the bridge opened on 25 March 2009. [3]

References

  1. "Haydon Bridge, Northumberland". T C Bolts. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. "Final Lift Completes 800 Tonne Viaduct". VolkerWessels. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. "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